As N.L. nurses leave full-time jobs, province calls in costly private agencies
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Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador are leaving the profession at a high rate, and two nurses who work in the system are breaking ranks to say why the current system is no longer working.
Newfoundland's Comptroller-General to probe whether private
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Largest private-sector nurses strike in U.S. history begins in Minnesota : r/medicine
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Nurses' union says its members are being passed over in favour of more expensive travel nurses
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Central Health spent over $4M on travel nurses in less than a year
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About 300 nurses from India expected to begin working in N.L. by end of year, says health minister - CBC Lite
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Public Service Nurses Mandated to Work Overtime in Western Zone
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Largest private-sector nurses strike in U.S. history begins in Minnesota : r/medicine
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N.S. spending tens of millions of dollars on private nursing companies for long-term care
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BCNU Update Magazine April 2019 by BC Nurses' Union - Issuu
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Nurses' union says its members are being passed over in favour of more expensive travel nurses
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N.S. spending tens of millions of dollars on private nursing companies for long-term care
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