SpRiNG 2010 - Stanford Hospital & Clinics

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FEATURES
The Left Ventricular assist Device Program
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Their Hearts in Our Hands
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LeOn, rn, bsn, JOseLInDa LanDOn, rn, bsn, JOy esCHaVez, rn,
bsn, D3 IICU sTaff nUrses
Did you Know?
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DenIse rODrIGUez, rn, Ms, assIsTanT PaTIenT Care ManaGer,
D3, JULIe sHInn, rn, Ma, CCrn, faan, CLInICaL nUrse
sPeCIaLIsT, CarDIOVasCULar InTensIVe Care UnIT
Two Weeks in Haiti
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Phlebitic risks and Prevention
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Hearts for Caring
PInKy WOyTOWITz, rn, sTePHanIe DaVID, rn, Msn
Interpretive Phenomenology
GarreTT K. CHan, PHD, aPrn, fPCn, faen, LeaD aDVanCeD
PraCTICe nUrse, eMerGenCy DeParTMenT ObserVaTIOn UnIT
a balance of Work and Play
DEpARTMENTS
from the Chief nursing Officer
In recognition of...