Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 40-44 , June 2006

Science: Critical to patient care

  • Rose Rivers, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Rose Rivers, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, is vice president for nursing and patient services at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
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  • Linda Cohen, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Linda Cohen, RN, MSN, CNRN, CNA, BC, is a nursing coordinator at Shands Hospital.
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  • Colleen Counsell, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Colleen Counsell, RN, MSN, CCRN, is a nurse manager at Shands Hospital.

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00117-0

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2006.04.003

Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 40-44 , June 2006

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