AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 334-352 , February 2007

Collaborative Leadership in Product Evaluation

  • Cynthia K. Halvorson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Cynthia K. Halvorson, RN, MSN, CNOR, is an independent perioperative clinical specialist, consultant, and educator from the United States, currently living in Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Libby F. Chinnes, RN

      Affiliations

    • Elizabeth F. Chinnes, RN, BSN, CIC, is an independent infection control consultant with IC Solutions, LLC, Mt Pleasant, SC.

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 The authors acknowledge Catherine Jarrell, MA, scientific writer, St Charles, Mo; and Karen S. Whitson, MBA, KS Whitson Communications, Shawnee, Kan, for their assistance in preparing and submitting this manuscript for publication.Editor's Note: The authors received unrestricted grants from Enturia, Inc, Leawood, Kan.

PII: S0001-2092(07)60043-X

doi: 10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60043-X

AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 334-352 , February 2007

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