Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 347-350 , September 2010

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners as Hospitalists

  • Kristin Hittle, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Kristin Hittle, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75235
  • ,
  • Andrea Kline Tilford, RN, MS, CPNP AC/PC, FCCM

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(10)00149-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.06.009

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 347-350 , September 2010