1Margo A. Halm is associate chief nurse executive, nursing research and evidence-based practice, VA Portland HealthCare System, Portland, Oregon.
Corresponding author: Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, VA Portland HealthCare System, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239 (email: [email protected]).
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