The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 208-215 , March 2008

Bilateral Foot Infection as a Result of Peripheral Vascular Disease

  • Katherine Bydalek

      Affiliations

    • Katherine Bydalek, MSN, APRN-BC, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing, where she teaches graduate courses in advanced practice nursing. She also practices part-time as a family nurse practitioner at Franklin Primary Health Center and Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Emergency Department in Mobile, Alabama.
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  • Kimberly A. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Kimberly A. Williams, RN, DNSc, APRN-BC, is an adult health nurse practitioner, adult psychiatric nurse practitioner, and an assistant professor at the University of South Alabama. She holds clinical privileges as a nurse practitioner for the infectious diseases specialist at six hospitals in Mississippi. In conjunction with national ethical standards, these authors report no relationships with business or industry that represent a conflict of interest.

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PII: S1555-4155(08)00019-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.01.017

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 208-215 , March 2008

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