Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a Healthcare Australia Podcast, made for healthcare professionals, brought to you by nurses on the inside. We are Xana & Jess, HCAs Brand Ambassadors - here to bring you real chats with nurses and healthcare professionals about all things healthcare. We will be having real, raw and honest conversations about what it is really like behind the scenes.  

This week we are interviewing mental health and wellbeing educator for CRANA plus, Laura. Laura is a mental health nurse who has a wealth of experience in the rural and remote space, both working herself as a nurse and as an educator. CRANA plus has developed "Wellbeing for the Bush", that includes a guide and face to face workshop that aids healthcare professionals in rural places with the tools to maintain their health and wellbeing whilst working in isolated communities. 

Further support includes a 24/7 telephone support line, research-based psychological advice through our weekly Mindful Monday newsletter, wellbeing workshops, fliers and posters to share with colleagues or display in your workplace, as well as free eLearning and podcasts.  

We hope you enjoy this podcast and access these awesome resources provided by CRANA plus.  

Bush Support Line: 1800 805 391  

More CRANA plus resources:  

https://crana.org.au/mental-health-wellbeing/overview 

https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/cranaplus-website-assets/files/mhwb22B1-WellbeingfortheBush_DigitalBooklet_Page.pdf

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a Healthcare Australia Podcast, made for healthcare professionals, brought to you by nurses on the inside. We are Xana & Jess, HCAs Brand Ambassadors - here to bring you real chats with nurses and healthcare professionals about all things healthcare. We will be having real, raw and honest conversations about what it is really like behind the scenes.

This week we are hitting you up with our top hospital hacks! These are funny, inventive and useful and make for an easy podcast to listen to on the way to work. We hope you enjoy 😊

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a Healthcare Australia Podcast, made for healthcare professionals, brought to you by nurses on the inside. We are Xana & Jess, HCAs Brand Ambassadors - here to bring you real chats with nurses and healthcare professionals about all things healthcare. We will be having real, raw and honest conversations about what it is really like behind the scenes. 

This week we are interviewing Robyn. Robyn is a nurse from the UK who moved to Australia to live the Australian dream, however in the midst of her nursing career she got a job as a nurse in Abu Dhabi and got stuck there for 4 years due to COVID! Robyn is finally living her dream and has some amazing insight and knowledge to share with you all, as well as some incredible stories. We hope you enjoy!

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For The Health Of It Podcast, a Healthcare Australia Podcast, made for healthcare professionals, brought to you by nurses on the inside.

List of essentials to become a RAN:

Remote Emergency Care (REC) course by CRANA

Maternal Emergency Care (MEC) course by CRANA

Pharmacotherapeutics

Immunisation certificate (SA Health)

Manual license

Look at Healthcare Australia’s EDUCATION BONUS which can be used towards these courses!

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a Healthcare Australia podcast, made for healthcare professionals, by nurses in the inside… us! Xana & Jess.

This week we are giving you a yearly wrap up for HCA plus some hilarious, lighthearted stories and workplace wobbles to round out the year.  We hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year and can't wait to see what 2023 holds!

There are SOOO many rewards and prizes to come to 2023, including MASSIVE giveaways! Stay tuned :)

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a healthcare Australia podcast, made for healthcare professionals, by nurses in the inside… us! Xana & Jess.

Today we are interviewing doctor, author and avid traveller, Dr Sonia Henry. Sonia is a travelling GP, splitting her time between Australia and Europe with her spare time spent writing and releasing her first novel, “Going Under”, with a 2ndbook to come next year. Going Under follows the life of an intern that faces some very confronting and relatable challenges within the Australian healthcare system. It is a must read for those in healthcare and a much-needed eye opener for those outside the healthcare field. Today we discuss the life of a travelling GP and how Dr Sonia’s passion for indigenous and rural health has grown and molded over time. We dive deep into the mental health challenges within the healthcare system, particularly for doctors, as well as the importance of opening your mind and broadening your perspective of Australia and all the beauty it holds. Sonia is funny, charismatic and oozes passion for life.

We hope you enjoy this one!

Where you can find Sonia

www.instagram.com/sonnie_h

Going Under by Sonia Henry (goodreads.com)

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a healthcare Australia podcast, made for healthcare professionals, by nurses on the inside… us! Xana & Jess.  

This week we are talking INTERNATIONAL, we are talking MOVING TO AUS and all the amazing opportunities there are to travel and work in this beautiful country. We first speak with Kirby, the international client liaison, about the process of moving to Australia, what you need and how the process works. We then chat with Max, a Ukrainian kiwi nurse, who originally moved to Australia from NZ for 6 weeks and hasn’t left!! He has now done contracts over NSW & QLD, with his goal to get to Tassie and SA in the near future. The opportunities have been huge and Max is obsessed with the lifestyle.  

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Welcome to For The Health Of It Podcast, a healthcare Australia podcast, made for healthcare professionals, by nurses on the inside… us! Xana & Jess.  

Today we are diving deep into the life of Georgie Carroll… how did she become such a household name in the nursing community, and how has her life transformed from nurse to comedian.   Georgie is a breath of fresh air and a hilarious human. Georgie explains the 3 stages of nursing, the dolphin, the penguin, and the orca and it's scarily accurate. Which one are you? :P  

 We hope you enjoy this chat as much as us.  

And if you ever thought about joining the agency life, send us your CV below. Or flick us a message on social media and Jess & Xana will get back to you with any questions you may have!

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Where you can find Georgie: 

www.instagram.com/nurse_georgie_carroll 

www.georgiecarroll.com

For the Health Of It Podcast, A Healthcare Australia Podcast made for healthcare professions, brought to you by nurses on the inside.

This week we introduce Ruth. Ruth is a physio, is in her late 20s and is positive for the BRCA1 mutation. Ruth found out she had this mutation at 19 after finding out her father carried the gene mutation. Having a mutation on the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene increases the risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer significantly. 13% of all genetically female individuals will develop breast cancer during their lives… having the harmful BRCA1 gene variant increases that to 55-72%.

For Ruth, her future may look a little different, having to prioritise her health more than other people her age. This looks like extra screening, more awareness for changes in her body, a double mastectomy in the next few years and the potential for more surgeries down the track.

This episode is emotional, raw, and real and Ruth’s vulnerability and candour are inspiring. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Education and awareness are the best prevention. Set a reminder in your phone on the 1st of every month to check your breasts. You are never too young or too old to get breast cancer, and discovering lumps early reduces your risk of cancer developing or progressing. Prioritise yourself and your health so we can eliminate breast cancer for good!

RESOURCES:

https://www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/about/what-we-do/breast-awareness/  

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/genetics/brca-fact-sheet  

https://nbcf.org.au/breast-cancer-awareness-month/

Any more questions? Chat with your GP or specialist

For The Health Of It Podcast, A Healthcare Australia podcast for healthcare professionals, brought to you by nurses on the inside.

This week we introduce Irna, who was a fan of ours and who reached out to ask on how to become an R&R nurse a few years ago with Healthcare Australia. We listen to her adventures as a correctional nurse and she gives us her insight and experiences as a travel nurse!

This podcast will showcase HCA’s own Healthcare Workers, Nurses, Doctors, Allied Health and more, to try to inspire YOU to take control of your life and take control of your roster. Design your life today, with HCA. Tune in across all podcasting platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Don't forget to share, like and follow, so you don't miss an episode! 💜

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