AORN Journal
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 871-874 , May 2009

Postoperative Voiding Criteria for Ambulatory Surgery Patients

  • Maureen Ruhl, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Maureen Ruhl, MSN, RN, is a nurse educator at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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PII: S0001-2092(09)00103-3

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.01.028

AORN Journal
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 871-874 , May 2009

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