Developing a kit and video to standardize changes of left ventricular assist device dressings

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 224-229

  Iseler, Jackeline ^a   Hadzic, Karen G ^a  

^a SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; BENCHMARKING; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICHIGAN; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

BANDAGES; BENCHMARKING; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; NURSING PROCESS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84973622598     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: 21646708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/pit2015662     Document Type: Article

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