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25.01.2022 This Weeks Nurse of the Week is Elissa O'Keefe. Read their amazing story below! PLEASE COMMENT & NOMINATE A PERSON/YOURSELF!! We dont know it yet... but we all walk beside heroes. #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #nurseoftheweek #nurse13

23.01.2022 MORE NURSING EVENTS Did you attend the Calvary Grad Program session last week? Or planning on attending the Calvary Private GNTP session on Friday? IF SO, ...maybe you're getting ready to put in an application. With these workshops you can be confident that you are putting your best foot forward in the recruitment process, with info SPECIFIC to nursing graduate program applications. More info in the event pages below! Click 'interested' so you don't forget! Creating a Brilliant Nursing Graduate Application https://www.facebook.com/events/262376331484779/ Acing the Nursing Graduate Interview https://www.facebook.com/events/1345246659012811/ SEE YOU THEN! Please note, these session are for current UC students or recent UC grads only.

23.01.2022 New member alert Big welcome to Jess S, our social media and communications officer for 2021 #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse

22.01.2022 A very happy International Nurses Day to everyone! To celebrate the day, please enjoy this video of our UCNS Committee members and a few of our amazing teachers... doing their thing! To celebrate the day we have a our virtual breakfast at 10:30am and this evening we will be having our virtual awards and recognition evening to celebrate some amazing students. #IND2020 #internationalnursesandmidwiferyweek #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #stayhome #weareuc

22.01.2022 Dear Students, We understand there is a possibility of some misinformation on the UC Nursing Student Facebook page regarding which Police Checks to undertake. Note the ONLY Police Checks that UC can accept are as per our website: https://www.canberra.edu.au//b/placement-requirementsLinks to an external site. Please check the NCHC-National Criminal History Check section on the website for the providers to use. Please do not use other sites as they will be rejected and you ar...e wasting your time and money. Remember, if your Police Check has been rejected on InPlace that there will be a note in the To do/Notifications section on your InPlace profile explaining why it has been rejected. If you need to discuss further please don't hesitate to call our office. Regards, Placement Team Careers UC | Teaching and Learning Building 1, Level C, Room 42 | T +61 2 6201 2660| University of Canberra | Canberra ACT, 2601 Australia See more

22.01.2022 Tonight we treated our minds and bodies to some yoga with one of our amazing CLNs, Meredith. A huge thank you to Meredith for taking the time out of her b...usy life to help us unwind and relax after what we are sure was a busy week. And of course, thank you to all the lovely people who joined us. We loved sharing this time with you! Make sure you join us for Kahoot! tomorrow evening. #internationalnursesandmidwiferyweek #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #stayhome #weareuc

22.01.2022 Not all the videos created by staff made it into the final video. We couldn't finish Nurse's week without sharing this gem though!

21.01.2022 Happy birthday to the University of Canberra Hospital, which today celebrates two years of supporting the community

21.01.2022 Nurses, midwives and carers light a candle for our colleagues around the world who have lost their lives nursing COVID-19 patients. Federal ANMF is co-ordinat...ing a pre-recorded candlelight vigil which will be streamed live at 7pm, May 12 on International Nurses Day. https://fal.cn/37Rcu All Australian and New Zealand nurses, midwives and carers are invited to participate. Submit a photograph or silent video of yourself with or without a candle by 8.30am, Tuesday 5 May. Send your photo or video to your state/territory ANMF branch dropbox. The links to these drop boxes are here. https://fal.cn/37Rcu #protectnurses #COVID19nursesvigil

21.01.2022 Today is International Day of the Nurse. This years theme is nursing the world to health. With everything thats been happening around us, this couldnt be a... more fitting theme. Were also thrilled to recognise the winners of the ACT 2020 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards. The awards are an annual event to recognise the contribution nurses and midwives make towards the health and wellbeing of the Canberra community. Congratulations to this year's winners: Nurse of the Year - Christopher Harris, University of Canberra Hospital Midwife of the Year Kathy Coonan, Calvary Public Hospital Bruce Team of the Year Britt Shephard and Shannon Narracott, Canberra Health Services Excellence in Leadership Heather Needham, Canberra Health Services Excellence in Management Mercy Lukose, Canberra Health Services Excellence in Educational Practice Rachel Bilton-Simek, Clare Holland House Excellence in Clinical Practice - Ward 11A Nursing Team, Canberra Health Services. 'This years award recipients, as nominated by their peers, demonstrate the highest standards within their winning categories. The skill, compassion, dedication and commitment to the health industry requires the highest of praise - these winners are great role models to the profession. COVID-19 does not define nursing. It highlights the professions attributes of tenacity and a definite commitment to our profession and patients regardless of the challenges we face in the clinical arena,' said Anthony Dombkins, ACT Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer. Wed love you to share your stories of how Canberras nurses have helped you. Comment below to share your experiences or to send your congratulations to the winners! #IDN2020

21.01.2022 So excited to be back teaching face to face! (I swear we are smiling under the masks) We are so proud of our students adapting to learning under COVID restrictions.

20.01.2022 @UCanNurse Pinning ceremony - huge congratulations to all our graduates! Marvelous ceremony celebrating their achievements!

20.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/125982670754724/posts/3318226378196988/

20.01.2022 Congratulations Melissa! Alan Richardson Award Parkinsons ACT This award sponsored by Parkinsons ACT recognises and rewards the pursuit of high quality nursing care for people living with Parkinsons Disease and other neurological conditions. First awarded in 2019, this $1500 scholarship demonstrates a strong beginning partnership between Parkinsons ACT and Nursing at the University of Canberra to support students to develop a passion for neurological nursing. The $1500 prize will support Melissa to pursue her professional development in the areas of Parkinsons Disease, dementia and multiple sclerosis.

20.01.2022 It was great to see our staff get behind this and our weekly zoom team meeting turn purple!

19.01.2022 UC nursing staff banding together to celebrate NAIDOC week last Friday.

19.01.2022 Nursing Applications for Transition to Practice programs workshop Hosted by Careers UC... Thursday 8 April, 12.30 1.30pm https://au.bbcollab.com/gu/3c0619fb423b4bd48563c3180c4bdd26 Careers UC will run you through important tips on how to create a strong application for the Transition to Professional Practice for Nursing graduates. With a competitive process for a limited number of places in TTP Programs, it’s essential to know how to describe your professional information effectively. Make sure you know how to create an application that stands out! #teamucns2021 #ucns2021 #ucannurse #WeAreUC

18.01.2022 Well folks, we are excited to announce we have three Virtual Cafe Chats planned over the next 6 weeks! These events will be run via Zoom and it will be a Q&A ...with these fantastic nurses and teachers. We can't wait to see you there! To register for these events, please see the eventbrite link below: Emergency and Trauma Nursing: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cafe-chats-emergency-and-tr Aged Care Nursing: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cafe-chats-aged-care-nursin Lets Talk About The Big Picture - All things staffing, legislation and student impact: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lets-talk-about-the-big-pic #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #stayhome #weareuc #cafechats

18.01.2022 Congratulations Blair on being awarded the HESTA scholarship! This HESTA Scholarship awarded for the first time this year rewards students with excellent academic performance and who demonstrate leadership capabilities. This $5000 scholarship demonstrates a strong beginning partnership between HESTA and Nursing at the University of Canberra, furthermore, this scholarship highlights HESTAs commitment to support the development of local nursing leaders to progress the profession and support the community. Blair has been awarded this scholarship recognising her exemplary academic achievements and for her to continue to pursue excellence in nursing and leadership practice.

18.01.2022 A unified call to action. Black lives matter.

17.01.2022 Today is #IDAHOBIT. Discrimination, stigma and abuse sadly still exists and can have very real health impacts. We've published our 2021 Snapshot, which highligh...ts the latest research into our communities' mental health outcomes compared to our peers. #IDAHOBIT2021 Find out more: https://www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/statistics See more

16.01.2022 Happy O week and welcome to all of the new students to UC Nursing! We would have loved to see you all in person as we could in previous years but it has been great to see you all log in today! Happy learning! #UCanNurse (photos from previous O week presentations)

15.01.2022 UC Nursing would like to join UCNS in acknowledging today as National Sorry Day. Today, 26th May, marks National Sorry Day, or the National Day of Healing. This is an annual event that has been held in Australia on 26 May since 1998. This event is to commemorate and remember the injustice and mistreatment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as The Stolen Generations. ... National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation.

14.01.2022 The July 2020 Issue of Vogue Is Dedicated To The New Front Line and Features #midwife Rachel Millar. How cool! #nurse #yearofthenurseandmidwife Share this!

13.01.2022 Congratulations Felicity on being awarded the Clare Holland Scholarship! The Clare Holland Scholarship is awarded to nursing students with a special interest in Oncology, Palliative Care or Community Nursing and has been awarded since 2001 demonstrating the enduring partnership between Clare Holland House and the University of Canberra. Felicity has a passion for palliative care and this passion has earned her the $1500 scholarship to pursue excellence in nursing practice in this field.

12.01.2022 It's a very different year to graduate from nursing and we wanted to make sure our graduates had something special to mark the occasion. Introducing the UC Nursing graduate hoodie! We had these printed in Canberra by an awesome local business Darkies designs. Congratulations to our 2020 graduates! #UCanNurse #weareUC

12.01.2022 Congratulations Natasha on winning the individual category of rapid fire research with your presentation today! #UCanNurse

11.01.2022 Happy Nurse's day!!

08.01.2022 An interesting editorial contributed to by Professor Patrick Crookes. https://www.sciencedirect.com//arti/pii/S1471595320304765

07.01.2022 In Canberra we have some amazing nurses and midwives who care for us throughout each stage of our lives. 2020 is International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, i...n honour of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. See if you can spot some of the ACTs local stars in this showcase of the different ways nurses and midwives improve our health and wellbeing. Visit the ACT Health International Year of the Nurse and Midwife website to meet more of Canberras nurses and midwives, and to read their stories: https://bit.ly/actiynm

07.01.2022 Today marks #TransDayOfRemembrance, where we honour and remember all those who have lost their lives due to transphobic violence. On #TransDayOfRemembrance we s...tand with our trans friends, colleagues and families to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence. Trans people deserve dignity, safety and respect. :trans: We continue to work towards a world free of transphobia. #online2020 #TransDayOfRemembrance #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #WeAreUC

07.01.2022 We recently posted about Emma Kemp, who after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer decided to make the move from the Navy to become a registered nurse. Today, E...mma is proudly wearing her medals to honour those who went before us and those who continue to serve. Emma was awarded her medals while deployed on HMAS Stuart in 2011 as a Combat Systems Operator, where they rescued a group of sailors who were being held hostage by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. Less than 6 months after returning, Emma received her cancer diagnosis.

06.01.2022 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 Departme...nt 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 nursing, nursing education and nursing management! - Signup here: https://mailchi.mp/346292919922/signup - Like the FB page The Nurse Break - Join the FB group (Australian Nursing - The Nurse Break) to stay up to date and network with fellow Aussie nurses here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/252236238944077/?ref=share All videos are turned into podcasts and can be listened on multiple platforms such as Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts and more Listen to them here: https://thenursebreak.org/nursing-podcasts/ Follow TNB on Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube

06.01.2022 Thank you midwives! We are greatful to work with you and learn from you. And to all of our duel registered nursing staff today is for you too!

05.01.2022 How are the Australian health system and the aged care sector coping with the COVID-19 crisis? We are thrilled to have our political expert and Professorial... Fellow Michelle Grattan, to help us deep dive into the issue in this new podcast, the Gab with Grattan. Join the conversation in the first episode with special guest Professor Karen Strickland: https://bit.ly/2YyoDsH #WeAreUC

05.01.2022 https://anmj.org.au/my-7-top-tips-for-new-graduate-nurses/#1

04.01.2022 Congratulations Belinda! Mona Tait and May Hayman Award Sr Mona Tait and Sr May Hayman were senior Canberra nurses who volunteered for service during WWII and were killed in action while undertaking their nursing duties. Their sacrifice and service is recognised by UC in partnership with the Returned Services League who are the trustees of this award. Each year the award recognises a high achieving first year student and rewards them with a $1000 prize to continue to support their nursing endeavours. Belinda was nominated by the School of Nursing this year based on her excellent GPA and demonstrated commitment to her personal development as a nurse and the support she extends to her peers.

04.01.2022 This Weeks Nurse of the Week is Fellon Gaida. Read their amazing story below! PLEASE COMMENT & NOMINATE A PERSON/YOURSELF!! We dont know it yet... but we a...ll walk beside heroes. #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #nurseoftheweek #nurse12 See more

04.01.2022 Some fun on Friday afternoon with our UCNS. Awards aplenty and celebrating their incoming and outgoing leadership. We are proud to have an award winning club for our students. #WeAreUC #UCanNurse

03.01.2022 Congratulations Amy! The Rotary Club of Belconnen Nursing Scholarship is awarded to nursing students who demonstrate community engagement and an interest to work in rural, remote and or indigenous nursing fields. This $5000 scholarship has been awarded annually since 2016 demonstrating a strong partnership between Rotary and the University of Canberra and the commitment of Rotary to support local nursing students. Amy is the winner of this scholarship for 2020 and hopes to continue to pursue nursing excellence and engage is supporting the local community.

02.01.2022 So proud of our students stepping up and extending their skills in a time of crisis.

02.01.2022 Making connections between people is at the core of nursing, and making connections between nurses and the community is the core of International Nurses Day." ... Today we celebrate International Nurses Day by recognising and acknowledging the wonderful work our nurses do in the Canberra community. We want to say a big thank you to all our nursing staff and students, especially for keeping us safe throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic. #WeAreUC

02.01.2022 An wonderful write up about Blair! https://www.hesta.com.au/stories/the-face-of-leadership.html

02.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week! We wish to pay respects to the first nations people of the land on which we work and study, the Ngunnawal people. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

02.01.2022 The University of Canberra Nursing Society would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge, and pay respect, to the Traditional Custodians of the land on whi...ch we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Today marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week (NRW). This weeks gives Australians the chance to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. NRW falls on the same dates every year, beginning on 27 May and ending on 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey. The successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. The theme for #NRW2020 is #Inthistogether2020. While Reconciliation Australia created this theme in 2019 without being able for foresee the events of 2020, it is now more relevant than ever. It reminds us whether in a crisis or in reconciliation we are all #InThisTogether. #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020 #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #UCNS2020 #ucannurse #stayhome #weareuc

01.01.2022 Some more lovely entries for R U Ok? Day! Including some of our third years in their groovy new hoodies. #WeAreUC #UCNS2020 #2020yearofthenurseandmidwife #Midwives2020 #Nurses2020 #ucannurse #ruokday2020 #WSPD2020

01.01.2022 https://www.canberra.edu.au//how-to-be-a-better-ally-for-t