Evaluating Effects of Public Health Nurse Home Visitng on Health Literacy for Immigrants and Refugees Using Standardized Nursing Terminology Data
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Karen A. Monsen, RN, PhD, FAAN1, Eunice M. Areba, BSN, RN1, David M Radosevich, PhD, RN3, Joan K. Brandt, PhD, RN4, Amy B. Lytton, MS, RN1,4, Madeleine J. Kerr, PhD, RN1,2 Karen E. Johnson, BSN, RN1, Oladimeji Farri, MBBS2, Karen S. Martin, RN, MSN, FAAN5 1School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 2University Of Minnesota Institute for Health 3University Of Minnesota Department of Surgery, 4St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health, Minnesota, 5Martin Associates, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
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