Tales from the sea: Critical care nurses serving aboard the USNS comfort and USNS mercy

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 61-67

  Faulk, Jeanette F ^a   Hanly, Marsha A ^b  

^a UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICINE; MILITARY NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; SHIP; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MILITARY NURSING; NAVAL MEDICINE; SHIPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883260000     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2013584     Document Type: Article

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