Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , February 2009

A Systematic Approach to Chest X-Ray Interpretation in the Perianesthesia Unit

  • Shauna Ely Tarrac, RN, MSN, CIC, CPAN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Shauna Ely Tarrac, Infection Prevention/Clinical Epidemiology, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, 3556 Dorchester Dr, San Diego, CA 92123-2614

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PII: S1089-9472(08)00329-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2008.11.001

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , February 2009