Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Page 23 , October 2009

Economic Turmoil: The Opportunity for Nursing

  • Kathy Douglas, RN, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Kathy Douglas, RN, MHA, is the president of the Institute for Staffing Excellence and Innovation in Sedona, AZ and the chief nursing officer for Concerro, Inc., in San Diego, CA.

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PII: S1541-4612(09)00184-0

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2009.07.004

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Page 23 , October 2009