Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 16-18 , February 2009

Surge Readiness

  • Lavonne M. Adams, PhD, RN, CCRN

      Affiliations

    • Lavonne M. Adams, PhD, RN, CCRN, is an assistant professor in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

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PII: S1541-4612(08)00053-0

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2008.02.011

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 16-18 , February 2009

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