Impact of Clinical Nurse Specialist Roles on COVID-19 Pandemic Care

Authors

  • Kathleen Posa-Kearney
  • Samantha M. Aranda
  • Elizabeth M. Day
  • Erin Dowding
  • Kristen Fisher
  • Marites Gonzaga-Reardon
  • Megan Gross
  • Barbara Gulczynski

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1891/WFCCN-D-20-00028

Keywords:

advanced practice nursing, critical care, clinical nurse specialist, COVID-19, pandemic

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Published

2020-09-01