Acute nursing care of the older adult with fragility hip fracture: An international perspective (Part 1)

نویسندگان

  • Ann Butler Maher
  • Anita J Meehan
  • Karen Hertz
  • Ami Hommel
  • Valerie MacDonald
  • Mary P O’Sullivan
چکیده

Ann Butler Maher RN, MS, FNP-BC, ONC (Family Nurse Practitioner) *, Anita J Meehan RN-BC, MSN, ONC (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gerontology/ Director) , Karen Hertz RN, BSc(Hons), MSc (Advanced Nurse Practitioner T&O) , Ami Hommel RN, CNS, PhD (Associate Professor) , Valerie MacDonald RN, BSN, MSN, ONC (Clinical Nurse Specialist) , Mary P O’Sullivan RGN, RM, BNS/RNT, MSc Nursing (Clinical Development Co-ordinator) , Kirsten Specht RN, MPH (PhD Student/ Research Nurse) , Anita Taylor RN, OrthoNCert, GradDipOrtho, MNSc (Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner) h,7

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تاریخ انتشار 2012