Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9 , February 2009

Lung recruitment—A nurse and/or physician task: A national survey on requirements for education, regulations and guidelines

  • Carina Piltén

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Capio S:t Gorans Hospital, St. Goransplan 1, SE 112 81 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 70 7675575.
    • ,
  • Ann Catrine Eldh

      Affiliations

    • FoU Seniorium, SE 182 33 Danderyd, Sweden
    • School of Health and Medical Sciences, Orebro University, SE 701 82 Orebro, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 73 625 2076.

,Accepted 1 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.10.003

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Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9 , February 2009

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