Re-evaluating the role of the charge nurse.
Charge nurses are used in most critical care units to facilitate quality patient care by serving as resources to the nursing staff. These authors suggest strategies for initiating or evaluating the charge nurse role in critical care. Interviews with critical care charge nurses show how different viewpoints remain regarding this key role of the charge nurse.
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