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We take a look at pandemic fatigue affecting the Australian health care workforce and outline how to cope. There is currently so much confusion out there about the pros and cons of vaccines; the different lockdown rules or restrictions for each state; the different...
Nurse Practitioner Lynette Byers, now in her third term on the CRANAplus Board, has seen many changes in the past nine years. Here she talks about her passion for education. Lyn Byers, Nurse Practitioner, remote area nurse, midwife and mental health nurse, is...
Each edition of the magazine, we talk to a Fellow of CRANAplus, people who work tirelessly in their roles in rural and remote health and who we have recognised for their efforts. This month we recognise the work of Nurse Practitioner Sharon Weymouth, currently based...
CRANAplus facilitator Kathy Arthurs always wanted to be a nurse and to work for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). She studied nursing straight from school, in the days of hospital training. But it was many years later before she started nursing with the RFDS. “I...
Physiotherapy graduate Georgina Haire discovered a silver lining when her final placement was interrupted by COVID-19 restrictions last year. Here’s her story. Growing up on the land, I have always aspired to return to practice in rural and remote communities, so...
Verity Lee, who studied at Edith Cowan University in Bunbury Western Australia, says her six-week placement in Esperance in WA was the perfect way to complete her Registered Nursing degree. Here’s her glowing report of the Esperance lifestyle. COVID had robbed me of...
Mathilda (Tilley) Wilson, who completed her Bachelor of Midwifery at Charles Darwin University last year, summarises her final placement. I was incredibly lucky to complete my final midwifery placement at Mansfield Hospital in North East Victoria, where I witnessed...
Senior Mental Health Clinician, Sophie Heathcote, was in the first batch of Fellows of CRANAplus announced at the organisation’s conference in 2011. She has a long history with the organisation: she’s a past president, has served as treasurer, been the NSW CRANAplus...
A chance meeting at a bus stop catapulted new CRANAplus Board member Emma Barritt from the world of academia into life as a remote area nurse in Indigenous communities in Outback Australia. “Growing up I have always had a deep interest in both social justice issues...
Mental health nursing student Gabrielle Wilton recently travelled to Nhulunbuy and Groote Eylandt in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory for her remote placement experience. Here’s her story. I caught my first small plane ever, when I flew with five other...
Occupational Therapy student Natasha Clegg had no idea what to expect when she undertook a remote placement. Having completed it, she now believes everyone attaining an allied health degree should have this experience. I have lived in the same city in Far North...
Emily Bean feels fortunate that she completed her nursing degree with a placement in Esperance in Western Australia. Here she outlines all the reasons why. Gaining a placement in the Emergency Department in Esperance Hospital for my final stage six Registered Nurse...