Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , December 2006

Developing a Nurse-Directed Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Team in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Elizabeth L. Sharpe, ARNP, MSN, NNP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Elizabeth L. Sharpe, ARNP, MSN, NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, 211 Redondo Way, Wellington, FL 33414-3946.

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PII: S1527-3369(06)00099-7

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.09.002

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , December 2006

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