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🎙️ 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."
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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!
Gail's FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/632016643909850/
For FREE Auslan training contact Gail: [email protected]
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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.
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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:
things you need to know before starting what it's like working in critical care (NICU), ED, an acute wards seeking help (who and how) self doubt and imposter syndrome tips and advice on interviews managing and preparing for nightshift first met calls and patient deterioration communication and advocating for patients covid19 impact tips and advice on acing your grad year rural vs metro communication key pieces of advice for new grads + much more...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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Cosmetic Nursing with Adj Associate Professor Elissa O'Keefe
We were joined by Adj Associate Professor Elissa O'Keefe who is a highly-experienced clinician and educator and talked very indepth about all things cosmetic nursing and also discussed briefly at the start sexual & reproductive health nursing.
Elissa was the first Nurse Practitioner in the ACT where she specialised in Sexual & Reproductive Health. She is also the current Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Cosmetic Nursing Community of Interest. Elissa is the lead author of the first ever Australian standards and scope of practice document for cosmetic nursing, has published in peer reviewed journals both nationally and internationally and is often called on for comment in the industry.
You can watch all videos back on FB or Youtube OR listen to them as podcasts also.
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Emergency Nurse Educator & Manager Role
Hosted by The Nurse Break, we were joined by two senior Emergency nurses from Queensland and co-founders of the podNED podcast.
- Lisa Lucas: Emergency Department Nurse Educator
- Muireann Wynne: Emergency Department Nurse Unit Manager (NUM)
We talked about all things ED nursing and + answered a bunch of your questions your LIVE.
FYI: Slight 1min of technical issues at about 56min mark.
Who should watch:
Any nurses or students interested in emergency nursing, nursing education and nursing management!
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All videos are turned into podcasts and can be listened on multiple platforms such as Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts and more
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Indigenous Nursing in Australia
We interviewed Melanie Robinson, one of Australia's most senior Indigenous nurses and former CEO of CATSINAM.
Mel is an RN of more than 18 years, with a background spanning paediatrics, critical care, aged care, government policy and research and so much more.
We discussed multiple topics and themes including:
- The relationship between traditional healing and medicine and the 'Western Medical Model'
- Cultural Safety and Awareness
- Restorative Health
- Different cultural practices specific to Indigenous communities
- Learn about Sorry Business, Men's Business and Women's Business, being Sung and more, especially if you're going to work rural & remote
- We discussed racism and justice
- Tackled the big questions around how non-indigenous nurses and midwives can provide culturally safe care
....and much more....You can watch all videos back and listen to them as podcasts also.
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What is palliative care nursing?
We chat with Melanie Davies, a Victorian based Clinical Nurse Consultant. We discuss a range of topics and break down what palliative care nursing really is and what it isn't. From end of life conversations through to what a dignified death looks like at the bedside or at home, we debunk and discuss the true essence of palliative care nursing in Australia.
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TNB interviewed KP Mendoza (Covid19 ICU Nurse - Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City)
We talked about:
- A range of topics about the role, raw experiences and reality of nursing in a COVID ICU
- Discussed differences between Australian and United States nursing during Covid
- Touched on topics including socio-economic disadvantage, hypercapnia, what it's like at the bed side and so much more!You can watch the interview here on FB: Facebook Q&A Live interviews: https://www.facebook.com/watch/thenursebreak/572107570329072/
Or listen to it as a podcast by going here for all the links:
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Interview with Emergency Nurse Practitioner Simon!
- The who, what, when, where and why's of being a Nurse Practitioner / being an NP in a major Paediatric Emergency Department
++ heaps more!
Facebook Q&A Live interviews: https://www.facebook.com/watch/thenursebreak/572107570329072/
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Podcasts:
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QNPvlbmey7BRycjN776n4
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We livestream on FB Q&A with Aussie Ben Jenkins and talk about his graduate year in ICU in QLD, transitioning to ED and answer some live questions from the audience! Check out The Nurse Break on Facebook!
