Collegian
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 171-175 , December 2009

Changing the mindset: An inter-disciplinary approach to management of the bariatric patient

  • Tracy Nowicki, RN

      Affiliations

    • Principle Items Equipment Service, Main Block, First Floor, The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Health Service District, Queensland Health, Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3139 5624.
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  • Cheryl Burns, RN

      Affiliations

    • Education and Training, Office of the Chief Nurse, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia
    • Formerly, The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia.
    • ,
  • Paul Fulbrook, RN, PhD, MSc, PGDipEduc, BSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research, ACU National, Brisbane, Australia
    • Research and Practice Development, The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Health Service District, Queensland Health, Chermside, Australia
    • ,
  • Jacqueline Jones, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
    • Formerly, The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia.

Received 31 July 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.03.002

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