AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 501-504 , October 2009

Letters to the Editor

  • Joe Van Winkle, RN, CNOR (Staff nurse, Surgery)

      Affiliations

    • Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
    • ,
  • Cathy Kleiner, PhD, RN (Vice president, research & nursing resources)

      Affiliations

    • AORN, Inc
    • ,
  • Fred Perner, MBA, JD (Vice president, business development)

      Affiliations

    • AORN, Inc
    • ,
  • Jacqueline A. Roeder, RN, BSN (Perioperative staff nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Alaska VA Healthcare System and Regional Office, Anchorage
    • ,
  • Laurie Ann Saletnik, RN, MSN (Assistant director of surgical nursing)

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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  • Margaret K. Niedlinger, RN, MIS, BC, CPHIMS (Clinical systems manager)

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

References 

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  2. Saletnik LA , Niedlinger MK , Wilson M . Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system . AORN J . 2008;87(3):585–596
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PII: S0001-2092(09)00622-X

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.004

AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 501-504 , October 2009

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