by The province says 148 nurses have signed on to return to the healthcare system and accept a 10-thousand dollar bonus.
The $10,000 was recently offered to nurses if they agreed to come back to a permanent position in the publicly funded system and sign a two-year return of service agreement by March 31st.
The government says the 148 retired, casual and travel nurses have accepted permanent positions and will work in the publicly funded system for at least two years.
It says they started work in April.
The government says the bonus is prorated if the position is less than full time and that means a nurse who took a 50 per cent position is eligible for half the bonus.