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1Lyla L. Taft, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, is a nursing instructor at Darton College of Health Professions at Albany State University. She has been a nurse for 13 years, specializing in medical-surgical nursing.
Abstract:
Animals have long been used in the service of people with various disabilities and provide more than companionship. This article synthesizes current literature and recommendations regarding service and therapy animals in healthcare settings and explains how nurses can help accommodate care of service or therapy animals during outpatient care and acute inpatient admissions.
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