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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation via Colonoscopy for Recurrent C. difficile Infection
Published on: December 8, 2014
NURSING ASSESSMENT FOR "DO IT YOURSELF" FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION
Bennett P Samuel1, Teri L Crumb, Heather D LaVigne
1Bennett P. Samuel, MHA, BSN, RN, is Clinical Research Nurse, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Congenital Heart Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Teri L. Crumb, BSN, RN, CCRC, is Clinical Research Nurse, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Offices of Research Administration, Office of Clinical Research Operations, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Heather D. LaVigne, MSN, RN, CPNP, is Nurse Practitioner, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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