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Administrative Responsibility for Laser Surgery: Nursing and Administration Roles

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Nurses are becoming more involved in the care of patients receiving treatments from various technological sources, ranging from invasive forms of diagnostic examinations such as arteriography and pneumoencephalograms to noninvasive procedures such as computerized axial tomography. With the proliferation of technology in the medical field a natural progression will involve nurses in a variety of disciplines.

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  1. Carolyn J. Mackety
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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 94301, Palo Alto, California, USA

    David B. Apfelberg M.D.

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Mackety, C.J. (1987). Administrative Responsibility for Laser Surgery: Nursing and Administration Roles. In: Apfelberg, D.B. (eds) Evaluation and Installation of Surgical Laser Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4648-0_3

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