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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;16(2):200010.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.0010-2020.

Do we need tailored training and development plans for European Union respiratory nurses?

Silvia Arranz Alonso  1   2 , Helle Marie Christensen  3   2 , David Díaz-Pérez  4   2 , Georgia Narsavage  5   2 , José Miguel Padilha  6   2 , Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos  7   2 , Andreja Sajnic  8   2 , Caroline Stridsman  9   2 , Helmut Täubl  10   2 , Ann-Britt Zakrisson  11   2 , Marco Clari  12   2
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Editorial

Do we need tailored training and development plans for European Union respiratory nurses?

Silvia Arranz Alonso et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Nurses are critical players in healthcare and should be the next profession to standardise levels of education, preparing them for an active partnership with other healthcare professionals prepared to tackle the chronic disease problem in Europe https://bit.ly/3bMR76b.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: S. Arranz Alonso has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H.M. Christensen has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D. Díaz- Pérez has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: G. Narsavage has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.M. Padilha has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.C. Quijano-Campos has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Sajnic has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C. Stridsman has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H. Täubl has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A-B. Zakrisson has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Clari has nothing to disclose.

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