Overview of the Role of a Vascular Access Nurse Coordinator in the Optimization of Access Care for Patients Requiring Hemodialysis

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Additional Reading
1. The Position of the Vascular Access Coordinator: Breaking Ground for Better Outcomes . Available at: http://www.inno-vad.com/7155.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val* [Date accessed: June 15, 2007]
2. Fistula First: Vascular Access Update . Available at: http://nephrologynursing.net/JA2006/dept/vascular/default.htm [Date accessed: June 22, 2007]
3. Munschauer CE, Garrett WV, Smith BL, Pearl GJ, Shutze WP, Grimsley BR, et al. Vascular Access Coordination at a Large Tertiary Care Hospital . Available at: http://www.pvss.org/abstracts/wabs03/04.pdf [Date accessed: June 22, 2007]