Could cutting placement hours be a mistake?
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Could cutting placement hours be a mistake?

Jane Bates Retired nurse

There are calls to ease the 2,300 hours attainment, but students need this time to build essential skills

It seems that some universities have underestimated the number of placement hours necessary for their nursing students to attain registration.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 24, 2, 15-15. doi: 10.7748/cnp.24.2.15.s7

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