Making the case for graduate students and quality improvement

Lianne Jeffs1, Lauren Scavuzzo, A J Lopez

  • 1In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lianne Jeffs is the volunteer association chairperson in nursing research at St Michael's Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg School of Nursing; Lauren Scavuzzo is the clinical manager of the cardiology unit and cardiac data centre, Labatt Family Heart Centre, at The Hospital for Sick Children; and A.J. Lopez is the professional leader, nursing manager of clinical informatics at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Nursing Management
|June 29, 2016
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