Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 35-39 , June 2007

Twelve strategies to enhance nursing practice in a community hospital

  • Randall Hudspeth, MS, APRN-NP/CNS

      Affiliations

    • Randall Hudspeth, MS, APRN-NP/CNS, is the director of patient care services at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
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  • Carolyn Corbett, MSN, MBA, RN, CNAA, FACHE

      Affiliations

    • Carolyn Corbett, MSN, MBA, RN, CNAA, FACHE, is the vice president of patient care services.

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00083-3

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.03.006

Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 35-39 , June 2007

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