Marchiondo, Kathleen MSN, RN, CMSRN; Frink, Amber BSN, RN
Kathleen Marchiondo, MSN, RN, CMSRN, taught advanced medical-surgical and critical care nursing in the bachelor of science in nursing program at the University of Central Missouri in Kansas City at the time this article was written. She has more than 20 years experience in critical care and medical-surgical nursing and has been a nurse educator for 18 years.
Amber Frink, BSN, RN, was a senior nursing student at the time this article was written. The case in the article is based on a patient for whom she cared during her critical care rotation.
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