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COLLEGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSES, NZNO
Fiona Murray discusses the Nurse Entry to Practice programme and its ultimate benefits to GPs and the sector
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Ministry of Health. Education and training. Accessed 21 August 2019. https://bit.ly/2mheiBg
Ministry of Health. Recruitment of new graduate nurses. Accessed 21 August 2019. https://bit.ly/2kAJUBs
Ministry of Health. Voluntary Bonding scheme. Accessed 21 August 2019. 2018. https://bit.ly/2kl6OfW
New Zealand Nurses Organisation. Strategy for Nursing 2018–2023. https://bit.ly/2kMLccp
New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses, NZNO. Practice position statement: Maximising the nursing contribution to positive health outcomes for the New Zealand population. 2012. https://bit.ly/2khOTGR
This article by Alex Bartle examines the underlying pathology of restless legs syndrome, while acknowledging many facets remain unknown. Up to one in 10 people are affected by RLS to some degree, but it is often undiagnosed. GPs are in an ideal position to identify and treat this condition, which may be idiopathic or due to secondary conditions that may be correctable
The majority of seniors report that they want to live at home for as long as possible and that moving from home into age related residential care is one of their major fears.1
