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Um, and, uh, you know, it was just a little bit more of a holistic care that I could practice versus sort of the rinse and repeat of acute care where they’re in and they’re gone and in and gone. So, um, really enjoyed being a visiting homehealthnurse for years. Infection control, end of lifecare.
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