Nursing shortages in Australia

Thanks to Jeff from TravelNursingBlogs for posing the following questions: “Is there a nursing shortage in Australia? What is the industry like there? Has the global recession hit it?” credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ The short answer to your questions is yes – Australia is suffering with quite a severe shortage of nursing staff, and yes the [...]

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Ask me a question

Ok, so…. If you have a burning question you’d like to ask, go ahead and throw it into the comment box below. Alternatively, if you’re a bit shy or the question is of a personal nature, contact me!

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Can nurses be trusted? The survey says…

credit: *Zara This year’s Roy Morgan Professions Survey has named Nursing as the most ethical and honest of all professions in Australia, topping the list at 89% of those surveyed. Interestingly enough, this is the fifteenth year in a row that Nursing has topped the list since it’s addition in 1994. This is despite the [...]

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Family members pushing the boundaries

credit: pallamaio Interacting with family and including family members is a fairly large part of nursing. I’ve come across some great, supportive family members who are really there to help and support the patient as much as they can. In saying that, there are also family members who constantly try to push the boundaries, and [...]

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My Life with a Nurse: an outsider’s perspective

credit: a.drian I’ve known for a long time that nurses are odd characters.  However, when you’re part of that world, it all seems to feel a little… normal! I came across a great article this week that looks at things from another perspective:  being a partner of a nurse. Interesting – I guess I really [...]

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