Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 317-331 , October 2006

Surgical Site Verification: A Through Z

  • Debra Dunn, MBA, RN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Debra Dunn, MBA, RN, CNOR, Nurse Manager, Operating Room, St Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, 224 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470

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PII: S1089-9472(06)00320-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2006.07.005

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 317-331 , October 2006