Ailis Conrad was fortunate to undertake her final-year nursing placement on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Supported by a warm team, Ailis gained hands-on experience in mental health care while learning about the unique challenges and cultural sensitivities of...
Remote health practice in Australia demands a high level of skill and ability to effectively respond to and manage the normal, the complex and the (thankfully less common) emergencies, writes Leonie McLaughlin, CRANAplus Remote Clinical Educator. The Midwifery...
Building a safe and happy workplace is a lot like building a house, writes MC Mandile, Senior Psychologist, Bush Support Line. The foundations must be laid well for the rest of the house to stand stable and withstand the test of time. We spend a lot of our time in our...
CRANAplus spoke with medical doctor, researcher and educator, Dr Allison Hempenstall, Public Health Medical Officer of the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, to discuss the nuances of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), its causes, symptoms,...
Membership officer Helen Phipps has notched up 15 years in the role at CRANAplus. Here she reminisces about her time with the organisation. The cover of our CRANAplus Magazine (pictured right) in June 2010 (Issue 78) says it all with membership officer Helen Phipps...
In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, education and support for healthcare professionals are critical, especially in specialised fields like bladder cancer care. BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia is stepping up to the challenge that is not only empowering nurses...
For complex and vulnerable patients, the introduction of Nurse Navigators, as the name suggests, is geared to assist their winding journey within the healthcare system. Queensland Registered Nurse and researcher Dr Amy-Louise Byrne outlines here the benefits of this...
“The challenge was on, like an episode of Ready, Steady, Cook with only five ingredients to make a six-course dinner, we were off to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands to deliver ten courses, with five CRANAplus Educators, carry-on equipment and only seven...
Ann Knuckey has retired as a Registered Nurse after 48 years – but she still loves to look back on her nursing career, mainly in midwifery. “I never once thought I don’t want to do this anymore,” she says. Here Ann talks about her nine years as a facilitator for the...
In rural and remote communities, nurses and allied health professionals are delivering vital services to meet the needs of their communities. Their dedication is unwavering, and the demands on their expertise are often significant. Taking leave for rest and Continuing...
Mental Health and Wellbeing was a key theme in October at the 2024 Remote Nursing and Midwifery Conference in Naarm (Melbourne). Dr Nicole Jeffery-Dawes, Stephanie Cooper and MC Mandile. Wellbeing and therapy dog Milo filling the Wellbeing Lounge with smiles and...
Aboriginal community-controlled health services are the way of the future, says Registered Nurse and Midwife Lesley Woolf, Executive Health Manager – Health, Aged Care & Community Services – at Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation in Maningrida. Photo credit:...