Reflect­ing on her time with Rur­al LAP, Gre­ta said, ​“When I look at my place­ment record, it’s exhaust­ing to read. But what a won­der­ful career I have had, I am for­ev­er grate­ful for this opportunity”. 

Hav­ing worked along­side thou­sands of nurs­es around Aus­tralia, Gre­ta has pro­vid­ed locum relief and sup­port for rur­al and remote com­mu­ni­ties who need it the most.

“I am a much bet­ter nurse for all the edu­ca­tion and knowl­edge I have received along the way, thanks to the dif­fer­ent facil­i­ties and staff who have dif­fer­ent ways of doing things.”

Talk­ing about some of her high­lights Gre­ta shared with us the time that she found a scor­pi­on catch­ing a lift in the cuff of her jeans after attend­ing to a vehi­cle rollover in Kakadu or the time she had to stop the car to let a croc­o­dile cross the road.

There was also the time her pilot vom­it­ed on her after brav­ing a storm and run­ning out of fuel just before com­ing to land in Broome. The expe­ri­ences tru­ly are once-in-a-life­time with Rur­al LAP.

Gre­ta also made spe­cial men­tion of the amaz­ing Roy­al Fly­ing Doc­tor Ser­vice doc­tors who have stepped in to help when she was on call in remote loca­tions. And fond­ly remem­bers the Indige­nous Elders and their fam­i­lies that she has had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn from, care for and assist through­out her time in the North­ern Territory.

When asked what Gre­ta likes most about being a Rur­al LAP locum she said, ​“Are you kid­ding me it has been the best ride of my life”.

If you want to expe­ri­ence the ride of a life­time, explore Aus­tralia, and pro­vide sup­port and assis­tance to rur­al and remote com­mu­ni­ties then Rur­al LAP might just be the pro­gram for you. Find out more on their web­site.