The need for nurses to specialise in various fields was emphasised by Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Emanuel Cummings, when he spoke at an awards ceremony on Saturday, for nurses who recently completed the Bachelors of Science (BSc) Degree Programme at the University of Guyana.As he addressed the gathering,
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