Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 5 , Pages 253-259 , September 2005

The roles of nurses on interprofessional teams to combat elder mistreatment

  • Margaret W. Baker, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Margaret W. Baker, PhD, RN, Box 357266, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA 98195-7266, USA.
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  • Margaret M. Heitkemper, PhD, RN (FAAN)

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 This project is supported in part by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) under D09 HP 00513, Advanced Practice Forensic Nurse Specialist. The information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any official endorsement be inferred by, the DN, BHPr, HRSA, DHHS, or the US Government.This project was initiated as part of a M. Heitkemper’s Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellows Project.

PII: S0029-6554(05)00082-5

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.04.001

Nursing Outlook
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