Grace Xu, Nurse Practioner, QEII Hospital , Brisbane Q1.Would you say you pay attention to your wellness? A1. I was totally unaware of my own wellness as an ED nurse for many years. As our working environment is always challenging and demanding, I consistently felt that the solution I needed was to keep working harder.… Continue reading International nurses day blogpost
Category: Wellness – individual
Occupation violence in health care – one nurses’ story of creating change
@wrapemtweet talks with advocacy superstar and nurse Lita Olsson about the tricky and sometime harrowing topic of occupation violence in health care. Here’s her story of creating change in that space @CENAorg @acemonline @qldclinsenate How did you get to where you are – the journey from ED nurse to Occupational Violence Strategy Unit clinical lead? It… Continue reading Occupation violence in health care – one nurses’ story of creating change
Q & A with Candice Norris – Army Medical Officer and ACEM trainee
1. What was your evolution into the defence service alongside your emergency medicine training? (which came first ? were they related in any way?) I have always dreamed of serving and contributing to my country and medicine on a larger scale so enlisting into the Defence Force seemed like a natural transition for me. I… Continue reading Q & A with Candice Norris – Army Medical Officer and ACEM trainee
Q&A with Louise Welldon, Clinical Nurse Consultant
Louise Welldon Clinical Nurse ConsultantQEII Hospital Emergency Department 1. Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? I think I’m quite conscious of my personal Wellness these days and knowing how important it is. However, I think it’s an ongoing challenge for me to create and sustain good habits. I know what I should… Continue reading Q&A with Louise Welldon, Clinical Nurse Consultant
Reflections of a Maiden Voyage
Dr Bethany Boulton - Emergency Physician Sunshine Coast Health Service @bethany_boulton; co-founder of WRaP EM. WRaP EM event leadDr Melanie Rule - Emergency Physician, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane @rulesrule1. WRaP EM event lead By Bethany Boulton and Melanie Rule WRaP EM was created 4 years ago with a coffee shop chat among a few… Continue reading Reflections of a Maiden Voyage
Why Nurses and Doctors ARE Unfair
By Tracy Churchill - Clinical nurse and founder - Nurse professional advancement Tracy Chuchill Many people think Nurses and Doctors are kind, compassionate and fair to ALL people. After 15 years of working in the emergency department, I believe that this claim of fairness could be a baseless myth. In the healthcare system, we are… Continue reading Why Nurses and Doctors ARE Unfair
ED Muso’s – Music, Medicine and Connection
Dr Clare Skinner - Director of Emergency Medicine at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in Sydney Q+A November Conversation with Clare Skinner on ED Muso on Oct 30th The ED Musos project is growing from strength to strength. What do you think it is that attracts all of your colleagues to come and perform with the group… Continue reading ED Muso’s – Music, Medicine and Connection
“I need a goat” – by Anna Ballantyne
Anna Ballantyne - Clinical Nurse Consultant in Emergency Medicine In this reflective piece, our nursing colleague, Anna Ballantyne shares her experience of some practices and strategies that help to sustain her through her most testing ED shifts. She describes the challenges faced in contexts such as triage, time-pressured work-ups and flow, and gives some helpful… Continue reading “I need a goat” – by Anna Ballantyne
Once upon a nightshift
By Tracy Churchill A story about how a small gesture can have a big impact Once upon a night shift, I went into the ED tea room. It was 2am and a doctor was sitting hunched over on the table with his head in his hands. He didn’t look up when I entered the room. … Continue reading Once upon a nightshift
The email no clinician wants to receive…
“Private and confidential – Notice of a referral to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency” Is there a more terrifying subject heading sitting in your email inbox? Perhaps, but I have (fortunately) yet to encounter it. I was a recipient of such an email, and it was devastating. The details of the case aren’t really… Continue reading The email no clinician wants to receive…
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