Patients' perceptions of care provided by nurses with visible tattoos
Beth Nease1, Susan W Hester, Aileen M Cassada
1Beth Nease is an assistant professor of nursing at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., and a nurse scientist at Bon Secours Mercy Health System in Richmond, Va. Susan W. Hester is an assistant professor of nursing at Western Carolina University. Aileen M. Cassada is a Magnet coordinator at Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Va., and clinical faculty at Southside Virginia Community College in Petersburg, Va. Curtis Stowers is a clinical nurse specialist at Centra Southside Community Hospital and clinical faculty at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Garrett Fisher is an instructor of Spanish and education at Western Carolina University.
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