🎙️ Join us for a fascinating episode where Louise Wightman, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Chair of Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurses Australia, shares her journey into maternal, child, and family health nursing in Australia. We explore the evolution of this field, the unique challenges and rewards, and the diverse roles within it. Louise also discusses her experiences in rural and remote nursing, emphasising the significance of healthcare access in these areas.

Discover key developments and initiatives in maternal and child health nursing and gain valuable advice for those interested in pursuing a career in this vital sector. Listen now to gain insights from a true nursing expert."

We sat down with Olympian and Registered Nurse Rachael Lynch

Born in Melbourne, Lynch took up hockey after being selected in the primary schools state team. She is now a veteran Hockeyroo, dual Olympian, dual Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and World Cup silver medalist, and has played in over 220 games for Australia. Off the pitch, Lynch works as a registered nurse, front line health worker, runs STOMP Goalkeeping and is very active in promoting mental health awareness as an ambassador for RUOK? Day and Lifeline. 

We talked about all things rehabilitation nursing, her Olympic journey, managing elite sport and nursing, mental health awareness and her own journey + lots more.

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Hundreds from across Australia tuned in to watch our FREE class for nurses, paramedics, doctors and students about Auslan and caring for deaf patients with Auslan educator Gail Smith. 

Some topics covered? 

 - How to book an Auslan interpreter?

 - Why do I book an Auslan interpreter?

 - Where and how can I learn some basic Auslan sign language?

 - Why can’t Deaf patients just lip-read ?

 - Can a Deaf person read and write English?

 - What not to assume about a Deaf patient!

 - Gaining consent with deaf patients?

 - Some very sad stories from Gail's experience advocating for deaf patients in hospital

 - What is VRI? 

- What is tactile Auslan? 

- How do deaf patient's call an ambulance or emergency services?

 - How long can interpreters stay in hospitals with patients?

 - "If I speak louder or clearer won't they just understand me?"

 - "Why can't I use family or friends to interpret?"

 - Some tips to make your patients hospital experience Deaf friendly!! 

- Basic signs to introduce yourself and help the patient feel more comfortable. 

+ SO MUCH MORE!  

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We were joined by four senior nurses within the Occupational Violence & Aggression space for an in-depth discussion on a range of challenging issues!

We were joined by:

Jim Snipes: Lead Occupational Violence and Aggression trainer @ Alfred Health

Stephanie Murphy:  Management of Clinical Aggression Educator @ The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Lita Olsson: Clinical Lead @ QLD Occupational Violence Strategy Unit

Trevor Laverick: Nurse Educator, Occupational Violence Prevention Instructor @ The Townsville Hospital & Health Service

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We sat down with Dr Karen Hammad, who is a Fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), senior lecturer and nurse researcher. She has been recently working in Papua New Guinea consulting for the World Health Organization on the spread of COVID-19. She holds a PhD, is a business owner and passionate about disaster preparedness and nursing!

We talked about all things disaster nursing, her experiences in PNG with the WHO, tips and advice, lesson learnt and also tackled audience questions live! + lots more.

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We chatted with Tenesha who is an Ambulance Victoria Paramedic and Britt her twin sister who is a Registered Nurse working in Emergency!

A must-listen for all paramedic & nursing students and everyone else interested in hearing about their clinical journeys. They are also amazing singers and performed at the start and the end!

We covered a range of questions including how to succeed as a graduate and student, funniest stories, how to manage shift work, tips and tricks and so much more!

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We went live with Carolyn McDonald and Mark Aitken.

Carolyn McDonald is a registered nurse with over 25 years’ experience in nursing, who joined the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria (NMHPV) as a Senior Clinician in 2009.

Mark Aitken is a Registered Nurse and the Stakeholder Engagement Manager with Nurse & Midwife Support, the national 24/7 support service for nurses midwives and students.

So many topics were covered including insights and experiences shared on nursing, career journeys, mental health, wellbeing, lived experience, drug & alcohol, burnout, grief & loss, stress, self-care, leadership culture, reaching out for help and the services that are ready to help if you are struggling.

This was an AMAZING live Q&A/Webinar with a bunch of recent and current graduate Registered Nurses from across Australia!

This is a must watch for nursing students, soon to be graduate nurses and current grads. We covered every topic you could imagine that relates to graduate nurses in Australia!

Just a few examples of topics covered:

Our guests you will hear from are

Amber Louise (VIC): Orthopaedics, COVID 19 ward, Anaesthetics & Recovery, Scrub & Scout

Emma Haylett (NT): Surgical Ward, ED

Will McOrist (VIC): Neonatal ICU,  Adult/Paed ED

Amy Humme (VIC): Outpatient Haemodialysis, Upper GI/Gen Surg

Wesley Woodborne (QLD): Adult/Paed ED

Jenny Liz (QLD): Orthopedics & Urology,  Medical (Cardiac)

All our live previous Q&A/webinars are turned into podcasts + are kept as videos on FB and Youtube.

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Hosted by Jackson & co-hosted with Amber Duncan, we were joined by Ashton Kline who is a well respected Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the Australian Catholic University.

We covered the following!

- Intro + Ashton's journey into nursing, his journey as an orphen

- 7.50min: Advice for Health care workers who may be exposed to patients experiencing domestic violence

- 12:30min: Ashton's journey through his first few years as a nurse including roles experience of rejecting a graduate year at the Royal Childen's Hospital, paediatrics, management, chronic health

24:14min: Multidiciplinary teams

29.10min: WHAT IS CHRONIC HEALTH!!?? And how do we make it sexy?

38.30min: Chatted about his brother who has been getting dialysis everyday of his life since he was a kid

50.50min: How can we improve nursing education at univeristy? How do you become a lecturer?

56:00min: Tips for lecturers to be effective and engaging educators

1:00:54: What is it like being a nursing lecturer? Behind the scenes reality!

1:05:03: A tricky Question!! Is university to easy to get into? Or is the nursing degree to easy to pass?

1:12:40: What is the best gift you have gotten from a student!!?

1:14:10: What are the qualities of a great student? + Covid19 impact in 2020

1:22:13: Amber has been a nurse on a Covid ward! What was that experience like?

1:27:50: What is the biggest lesson took from your final year of studies into your practice?

1:29:08: What is the biggest piece of advice you would give your junior nurse self?

1:32:40: If you could change one thing in Nursing in Australia what would it be?

1:38:10: Why are students not paid for their placements?

1:40:08: What advice would you give to students to ace their clinical placements?

1:42:18: What's next for your careers!

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Agency Rural & Remote Nursing in Australia

Hosted by Jackson from The Nurse Break, we were joined by the Liana Penney  who is an experienced ED, agency rural & remote, primary health care nurse. Originally from New Zealand working in the busiest emergency department in Australasia, with an average of 400 patients, she has a wealth of knowledge for those keen on working rural & remote in Australia!

As promised you can check out Liana's instagram: ruralnremote_rnlife

Her book: An Informal Guide to Australian Rural and Remote Agency Nursing

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0817FK697...

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