Always attentive
The nurses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the palliative care unit took care of my grandfather in his last few weeks. He passed away last […]
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Kindness and compassion
While working in Darwin I came across the most compassionate, empathetic and knowledgeable nurse working in a chemotherapy suite. This nurse trained me in a completely […]
Patience with patients
My dad went through a heart bypass surgery in February this year at Flinders Medical Centre. He cannot understand or speak English. He was admitted in […]
Care, attention, time and dedication
There’s always been a weird rivalry between doctors and nurses. I don’t get it, because without the amazing nurses out there, I would never be able […]
Nursing role model
Claire was a nursing practitioner I worked with when I was a second-year Registered Nurse. I had just started a new role in an over-300 bed […]
If you want something done - ask a nurse
My Aunty was a nurse and ever since I was little she would foster my interest in the natural world and human physiology. She would take […]
Make history in a time of pandemic
Flinders University graduate, Dr Susan Marsden, a professional historian, has shared her expertise in history projects to engage online audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2013 […]
Doing the country rounds during COVID
Flinders University academic and emergency nurse Sandra Crockett has been doing the rounds of country hospitals for more than three decades but never in her career […]
Celebrate our history, inform our future
As part of the celebration of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Flinders University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences has initiated a website […]