Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43 , June 2007

Improving patient safety and nurse engagement with a dedicated education unit

  • Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC

      Affiliations

    • Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00086-9

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.03.009

Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43 , June 2007