Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 344-346 , July 2010

Patient Care Plans: An Innovative Approach to Superusers in the Emergency Department

  • Lorene Pugh, BSN, RN, CEN
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  • Lynne Duffy, MA, RN, CEN
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  • Mary Stauss, MSN, RN, APN, CEN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Mary Stauss, MSN, RN, APN, CEN, Emergency Department, Cooper Medical Center, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08083

Received 10 February 2010 ,Accepted 13 February 2010.

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☆ Section Editor: Susan McDaniel Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAEN

☆☆ Submissions to this column are encouraged and may be sent toSusan McDaniel Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAENshohenha@ptd.net

PII: S0099-1767(10)00080-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.02.017

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 344-346 , July 2010

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