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Intertwined: Harm reduction and BBV prevention
Hepatitis SA’s latest outreach to regional communities, with a two-pronged approach that recognises that blood borne virus (BBV) prevention and harm...
Rural and Remote Connect: Strengthening care where Queenslandneeds it most
Queensland’s rural and remote communities depend on a nursing and midwifery workforce that can adapt quickly, travel widely and keep equity at the...
Full scope and full responsibility: Remote nursing in Eucla
CRANAplus Member, Simone Parker, was delighted to work in Eucla, Western Australia. Her passion for remote nursing and enthusiasm for this community...
What 70 hospitals taught me about rural and remote Australia
Jane Krautz has worked across 70 hospitals and health services throughout Australia, spanning rural, remote and aeromedical settings. In this...
Spotlight on hidden load of healthcare providers
If nurses can better describe and measure the threat of cognitive burden causing patient harm and ‘burn-out’, managers may finally have a way to...
“As long as I’m learning”
There are many routes to remote nursing. Here, registered nurse Rachael Ferris, originally from Newcastle in NSW, outlines her own “zig-zaggy”...
Student story: At the heart of it with Nikitha Pallagundla
A CRANAplus Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarship supported nursing and midwifery student, Nikitha Pallagundla, to complete a five-week...
Leading with your heart
With stories about how she managed lockdown on Home Island and advocated for a second air-conditioner in a sweltering laundry, Nicola Coleman...
Compassion in correctional care
After almost 30 years in health, Yidinji woman Kirsty Leo who acknowledges the Darumbal Land and peoples asa caretaker on their land, has built a...
Between two worlds: Returning to work in the season of matrescence
Sarah-Jane Stratton, Clinical Psychologist with the CRANAplus Bush Support Line, speaks about remote mental health work, motherhood, and the...
Taking the family remote, and getting ready for the reality
Remote area nursing gave Nikki Naish and her family an unforgettable adventure, but it also taught her an important lesson. While her three young...
A team that goes the distance
The Central Australian Remote Midwifery Team travels vast distances to ensure women can access continuity of midwifery care in community. It’s work...