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Performing and analysis of a 12 lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) 2026
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Department of Nursing Science's 50th Anniversary Cake-Cutting Ceremony: 20 May 2025
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Joanne Naidoo
Lwandile Tokwe
Tembisa Kwatsha Notshe
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Do students have to travel far to hospitals?
Do students have to travel far to hospitals?
Undergraduate student nurses are mostly placed in hospitals and clinics in the Gqeberha and surrounding areas, which are SANC accredited.
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