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Having sufficient numbers of nursing staff leads to better patient care and safety. This, in turn, lessens the financial burdens placed on the healthcare system, a study has found
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/ 8 November 2013
Undaunted by apartheid and Aids, she has made all the difference to those otherwise abandoned.
Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College has been closed indefinitely because of student protests, the Gauteng department of health said.
It’s not about a lack of funding, it’s about a pervasive indifference to the patients’ needs.
A three-day national nursing summit has developed a plan of action to improve the profession, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.
What is being done to improve conditions in hospitals to help nurses render a more professional service? After all, nursing is a profession.
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/ 18 December 2008
Nursing education in SA is to receive a R70-million boost in the next four years from international donor organisation Atlantic Philanthropies.
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/ 20 October 2008
Nurses and midwives must be given the opportunity to advance their careers while staying in their jobs, writes Cheryl Nikodem.