Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 163-168 , September 2009

Back to Sleep: A Culture Change to Improve Practice

  • Carol Turnage Carrier, MSN, RN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Carol Turnage Carrier, MSN, RN, CNS, Texas Children's Hospital, Newborn Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 6621 Fannin Street, MC-AB480, Houston, TX 77030.

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PII: S1527-3369(09)00095-6

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2009.07.006

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 163-168 , September 2009

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