Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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You are the nurse in charge of the Intensive Care Unit, one of the patient's relative ask you if there is a possibility to end the suffering of her brain death patient.
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