The Nurse Break & Nurses Collective - Live Interviews

🎙️ 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."

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:  auslanjourney@gmail.com   Stay updated: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup

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. Signup here: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup Join the FB group (Australian Nursing - The Nurse Break) to stay up to date and network with fellow colleagues here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/252236238944077/?ref=share All videos are turned into podcasts and can be listened on multiple platforms such as Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts and more Listen or Watch them here: https://thenursebreak.org/live-interviews/

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.

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! - Signup here: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup All videos are turned into podcasts and can be listened on multiple platforms such as Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts and more Listen to them here: https://thenursebreak.org/nursing-podcasts/ Follow TNB on Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube

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. Go here to do this: https://thenursebreak.org/nursing-podcasts Also make sure to signup here: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup

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. Go here to do this: https://thenursebreak.org/nursing-podcasts/ Also make sure to signup here: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenursebreak

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: https://thenursebreak.org/nursing-podcasts/ Make sure to join the FB GROUP (Australian Nursing - The Nurse Break) and LIKE and SHARE the Facebook page!

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!