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The EPIC (Excellent Practice in Communication) Project. Neurosurgical Nursing Clinical Handover Improvement Practices among acute inpatients: a Best Practice Implementation Project Cover

The EPIC (Excellent Practice in Communication) Project. Neurosurgical Nursing Clinical Handover Improvement Practices among acute inpatients: a Best Practice Implementation Project

By: Kylie M. Wright  
Open Access
|Jan 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ajon-2017-123 | Journal eISSN: 2208-6781 | Journal ISSN: 1032-335X
Language: English
Page range: 21 - 32
Published on: Jan 25, 2018
Published by: Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2018 Kylie M. Wright, published by Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association
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