Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 87-91 , June 2010

Designing an Orientation for Staff Moving to a Single Family Room Newborn Intensive Care Unit

  • Lisa F. Shaver, MS, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lisa F. Shaver, MS, RNC Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Box 985912, Richmond, VA 23298.
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  • Sharon K. Cone, PhD (c), NNP-BC

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PII: S1527-3369(10)00034-6

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.009

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 87-91 , June 2010

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