Improving Patient Outcomes.

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Rosanne Burson, DNP, ACNS-BC, CDE, FAADE, is an Associate Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan. Katherine J. Moran, DNP, RN, CDE, FAADE, is an Associate Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan.

Published: November 2018

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