Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 43-50 , June 2009

Meeting OR Standards in the Evolving Interventional Procedure Room and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

  • Robin Kirschner, EdD, RN, CRN, CPAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Robin Kirschner, Medical Imaging, Banner Desert Medical Center, 1400 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa, AZ 85202.
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  • Theresa Orlowski, BS, RN, CNOR
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  • D. Kim Deyo, BSN, RN

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 Presentation of this material was at SIR/American Radiological Nurses Association Annual Educational Meeting, March 2008, Washington, DC.

PII: S1546-0843(09)00004-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2009.01.002

Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 43-50 , June 2009