Paid study offered for nursing course

Students taking the Higher Diploma in Public Health Nursing in UCC and UCD will be paid a salary while studying next year

Students taking the Higher Diploma in Public Health Nursing in UCC and UCD will be paid a salary while studying next year. They will also have their fees refunded, the Department of Health announced yesterday.

Students will have to make a commitment to work as public health nurses for at least two years with the health board sponsoring them.

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