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Career Guru for Nurses and Columnist
Donna Cardillo is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of diverse health-care experience. Donna is known as “Dear Donna” at Gannett Healthcare Group, where she doles out daily online career advice for nurses and health-care professionals. Donna is considered a thought leader on the role nurses play in health care in the present and in the future.
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