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A nursing life forged in war
April 1, 2020
In this Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, The Lamp will celebrate nurses and midwives who created their own history. In this issue we look at the life of Vivien Bullwinkel. On 12 February 1942 an Australian nurse, Vivian Bullwinkel, was caring for injured soldiers on a beach on Bangka Island off the Sumatran…
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Member Stories
A nursing life forged in war
April 1, 2020
In this Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, The Lamp will celebrate nurses and…
Member Stories
Solidarity between city and bush
April 1, 2020
Nurse Di Lang shares her thanks to the nurses who assisted at her regional hospital…
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Susan Flynn: our February Nurse of the Month
February 26, 2020
Over summer, bushfires ravaged Australia, burning through more than 10 million hectares of land, claiming…
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‘It was like Armageddon’
February 7, 2020
Grafton Base Hospital was surrounded by multiple bushfires this fire season. Remana Harris, an RN…
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Sydney had its fireworks while Conjola Park went up in...
February 7, 2020
Nurse Jennifer McKnight shares her story of being caught in the recent South Coast bushfires…
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Thanks from a bushfire victim
February 3, 2020
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association member Martina Rosas shares her thanks for the support that…
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ACAT privatisation digs a deeper hole for aged care
January 31, 2020
Aged Care Nurse Jocelyn Hoffman writes about what the proposed privatisation of Aged Care Assessment…
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‘We were wearing masks in the hospital because the as...
January 31, 2020
With roads closed by fires, nurse Diane Lang lived at her hospital and worked double…
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Corinne Dyson: our January Nurse of the Month
January 28, 2020
This Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we’re honouring 12 outstanding nurses and midwives who…