RN, RM and Remote Clinical Educator at CRANAplus, Leonie McLaughlin, is passionate about helping nursing staff in remote communities provide best-practice care in the absence of maternity services and care providers. Here, she discusses CRANAplus’ recently updated...
“Hi CRANAplus. Paediatric burns are not uncommon in the community I work in. These often result from spilled boiling water. Despite having previous experience/ training in burns, I still find myself lacking confidence at the thought of responding to paediatric burns....
How much do you know about CMV? As the first port of call for antenatal screening in much of remote Australia, nurses are key to early detection and treatment. So urges remote area nurse Mel Howard, following her eye-opening experiences on the “other side of...
CRANAplus course facilitator Jackie Hanniver reflects on the magnetic pull of country Australia, and the less obvious benefits of delivering training where remote health staff work and live. “CRANAplus offers excellent courses and the fact that they are provided in...
Whether you’re studying nursing or midwifery, or undertaking training in an allied health speciality, CRANAplus wants to support you on your pathway to developing a career in remote and isolated health. Until June 2024, CRANAplus is offering free CRANAplus Membership...
If you are interested in working as a remote area nurse or midwife, but uncertain how to get started, you may want to check out our new free reflective online module, ‘Becoming a remote area nurse: essential knowledge’. It’s proven highly popular since its release in...
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the CRANAplus Mindful Photography competition. Check out the competition winners here! “To sit in my kayak as dawn breaks, among the platypus and kingfishers, is a joy in just being.” 1st place – Karen Dawe Pioneer...
In the 1980s, when a horse suffered a cut to the neck in Tarcoola, SA, new-to-town remote area nurse Ros Jinks performed a successful “backyard surgery” to save its life. Her story evokes the golden years of SA’s railways and the unusual duties RANs were (and still...
Camp dogs are culturally significant, a source of joy, and a mainstay of many remote communities. However, health professionals who work in or visit remote communities may sometimes find them intimidating. Here, Dr Bonny Cumming from Animal Management in Rural and...
Dr. Edi Albert, Senior Lecturer in Remote and Extreme Environment Medicine at the University of Tasmania, has spent his career working in a variety of extreme environments – including Antarctica. He sheds light on what it’s like working on the southernmost continent,...
At this year’s CRANAplus Conference, proud Wonnarua woman and Nurse Practitioner (NP) Lesley Salem will shine a light on the challenges and opportunities facing the Nurse Practitioner workforce in remote Australia. Proud Wonnarua woman and Nurse Practitioner Lesley...
Meg Gibson from the University of New England reflects on the cultural lessons learned during her nursing placement in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. In August 2022 I was lucky enough to be chosen by my university to attend a four week placement in Alice Springs Hospital....