Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 239-248 , August 2005

Nurses’ Diagnoses and Treatment Decisions Regarding Care of the Agitated Child

  • Terri Voepel-Lewis, MSN, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence for all authors to Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Mott Children’s Hospital, Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211.
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  • Constance Burke, BSN, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence for all authors to Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Mott Children’s Hospital, Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211.
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  • Sue M. Hadden, BSN, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence for all authors to Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Mott Children’s Hospital, Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211.
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  • Alan R. Tait, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence for all authors to Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Mott Children’s Hospital, Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211.
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  • Shobha Malviya, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence for all authors to Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Mott Children’s Hospital, Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211.

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PII: S1089-9472(05)00147-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2005.05.006

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 239-248 , August 2005

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