Judi Dyer is an experienced ED Nurse from New Zealand who shared some information about her nurse placement experience with the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP). Judi initially started working with an Australian nursing agency, in a bid to ...
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Dementia care: Why leadership is important at all levels
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From 1 July, the NIP Schedule at 12 months of age is changing1–4 To ensure the NIP Schedule is aligned with changes in disease patterns, an update has been made to the recommendations on the use of pneumococcal and meningococcal ...
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