🎙️ 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 development...
Oct 21, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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 RU...
Sep 22, 2021•37 min
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 p...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 T...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 qu...
Jun 10, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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! Liste...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 jo...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min
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 s...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 10
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...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 Inform...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 Nursi...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min
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 n...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min
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...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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. Watch the video recording: Facebook Q&A Live interviews: https://www.facebook.com/watch/thenursebreak/57...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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/...
May 09, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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/ Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenursebreak Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenursebreak Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nurse-break Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenursebreak/ ...
May 01, 2020•57 min
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!
Apr 25, 2020•59 min
