Development and implementation of a sepsis program

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 625-630

  Dumont, Lisa ^a   Harding, Andrew D ^a  

^a Southcoast Hospitals Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; RHODE ISLAND; SEPSIS;

EID: 84887199017     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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