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Critical care nurses and their clinical reasoning for customizing monitor alarms: a mixed-method study Cover

Critical care nurses and their clinical reasoning for customizing monitor alarms: a mixed-method study

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0050 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 457 - 467
Submitted on: Jan 11, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 25, 2024
Published on: Dec 16, 2024
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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