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Can the Anaesthetic Handover to the Recovery Practitioner be Standardised? A Reflective Account

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2012

Jonathan Dee  and
Linda Robb
Jonathan Dee*
Affiliation:
Post Anaesthetic Recovery, Main Theatre Suite, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
Linda Robb
Affiliation:
Post Anaesthetic Recovery, Main Theatre Suite, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
*
Correspondence to: J. Dee, Registered Nurse, Post Anaesthetic Recovery, Main Theatre Suite, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZB, UK.
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British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing , Volume 13 , Issue 3-4 , August 2012 , pp. 72 - 74
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2012

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