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  1. Roberta Heale
  1. Correspondence to Dr Roberta Heale, School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada; rheale{at}laurentian.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103185

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    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.