Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , March 2010

Family Presence During Trauma Activations and Medical Resuscitations in a Pediatric Emergency Department: An Evidence-based Practice Project

Received 29 July 2009 ,Revised 13 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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 Earn Up to 8.5 CE Hours. See page 188.

 Funded in part by the Division of Nursing, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.12.023

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , March 2010

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