Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 43-46 , October 2007

Developing Collaborative Nurse/Physician Relationships

  • Catherine M. Gegaris, RN, MSN, CCRN

      Affiliations

    • Catherine M. Gegaris, RN, MSN, CCRN, is the chief nursing officer/vice president of patient care services at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC.

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00167-X

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.07.006

Nurse Leader
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 43-46 , October 2007