AORN Journal
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 701-713 , April 2009

Nurses' Knowledge of Inadvertent Hypothermia

  • Josephine Hegarty, PhD, MSc, RNT, BSc, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Josephine Hegarty, PhD, MSc, RNT, BSc, RGN, is an associate professor at the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland.
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  • Ella Walsh, MSc, BSc, Dip Nursing, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Ella Walsh, MSc, BSc, Dip Nursing, RGN, is a lecturer at Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland.
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  • Aileen Burton, MSc, BSc, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Aileen Burton, MSc, BSc, RGN, is a lecturer at Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland.
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  • Sheila Murphy, RGN, RM, HDip Nursing Management

      Affiliations

    • Sheila Murphy, RGN, RM, HDip Nursing Management, is a clinical nurse manager, theatre recovery, at Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Fionuala O'Gorman, MSc Ed, BSc, ENB 176, RGM, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Fionuala O'Gorman, MSc Ed, BSc, ENB 176, RGM, RGN, is a perioperative programme facilitator, Cork University Hospital, and immediate past president of the Irish Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurses Association, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Gráinne McPolin, HDip Anaesthetic Nursing, BA, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Gráinne McPolin, HDip Anaesthetic Nursing, BA, RGN, Clinical Facilitator, Major Theatres, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.09.003

AORN Journal
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 701-713 , April 2009

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