Getting a Grip on Manual Dexterity: Practice for New Nursing Students.

Nurse Educ

By S. Danielle Baker , DNP, RN, CNE, and Cathy C. Roche , PhD, RN, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, .

Published: April 2022

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