Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e8 , February 2010

A study of the relationship of nursing interventions and cognitions to the physiologic outcomes of care in a simulated task environment

  • James Whyte IV, ND, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Roxanne Pickett-Hauber, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Eileen Cormier, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Laurie Grubbs, PhD, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Paul Ward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Learning Systems Institute, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA

Received 28 June 2008 ,Revised 3 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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☆ This research was supported from a grant by the Office of Naval Research.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.02.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e8 , February 2010

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