NR255

Professional Nursing Practice with Adults I Evidence-Based Article Paper

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 * **Publication year 2013-2018** (past 5 years)
 * **Journal Subset: Core Nursing** (best access to full text)
 * **English**
 * **Research Article**
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 * Special interest: Gerontologic Care (try searching with and without this limiter)
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