I had a less-than common career path lead me to becoming an infection prevention and control nurse. After a difficult graduate program during the COVID-19 pandemic, I learned that ward-based nursing was not for me, and I moved into diagnostic nursing. I started a position as an endoscopy nurse, with no previous gastroenterology experience. An…
Featured Image: DisobeyArt on Shutterstock The operating theatre department requires quick feet and a quick mind to ensure that patients are getting the best care they need under exceptionally vulnerable circumstances. When a patient in our health system goes into the operating theatre, they are putting their trust in us, their health workers. Theatre is…
Featured Image: Registered Practice Nurse Telma Pinto MACN at work during flu season. Supplied. For most Australians accessing primary health care, the first place they go is to a general practice. As soon as our consumers step into the practice, they are greeted by a practice nurse, who helps in support, management, education and overall…
Featured Image: robuart on Shutterstock What is paediatric nursing? When people ask me what it is like being a paediatric nurse, it can be difficult to summarise all the varying elements, as no two days are the same. It is often referred to as caring for children from birth to 18 years old. However, more…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in the Life series. Today is Catherine…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in…
Photo: Supplied by The Fertility Centre My experience as a fertility nurse is hugely rewarding. In the day-to-day role, strong relationships are forged with patients, as we are with them from the start of their fertility journey, supporting them with counselling-based, empathetic care. From midwifery to fertility nurse I started my nursing career as a…
Featured image: GoodStudio on Shutterstock By Jayde White As a refugee health nurse based in Melbourne Victoria, my role is to help navigate refugee and asylum-seeking people around the Australian healthcare systems and to advocate for them to maintain access to the support they need. It is hard to capture a typical day of a…