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We cannot afford to lose our nurse educators.(Features)
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Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
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August 15, 2005
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Byline: By MADELEINE BRINDLEY Western Mail
The role of the nurse has expanded greatly during recent years, as nurses are now often responsible for prescribing medication, undertaking complex medical procedures, including advance life support techniques, and front-line assessments to name but a few.
Contemporary nursing practice requires the utmost knowledge and skill and this, in combination with an attitude of heart and mind, supports people in need of professional care.
The knowledge required by nurses to maintain highly skilled levels of practice takes years of ...