Nurses are the backbone of local communities. In times of peace and crisis, their expertise and skills are essential to protecting and improving the health of individuals, particularly those in vulnerable groups who most need assistance. When nine Public Housing Towers went into lockdown in Melbourne in July to help prevent the spread of COVID-19,…
Lisa in full PPE during her time COVID-19 testing in the Tower’s On 4 July, around 3,000 residents inside nine Melbourne Public Housing Towers were placed into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In difficult circumstances, a dedicated group of health professionals and emergency services personnel entered the towers to provide essential health services…
Jessica donned in PPE during the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne (Image:Supplied) Welcome to the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Life in lockdown NurseClick series where we share the personal stories of the nurses protecting Australians during the second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. We caught up with Jessica Balson MACN, an ACN Emerging Nurse Leader,…
Welcome to the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Life in lockdown NurseClick series where we share the stories from the nurses protecting Australians during the second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Today, we speak Marilyn Harper MACN — a Registered Nurse and Regional Development Manager at BallyCara — to discuss how she is utilizing her…
Merilyn (right) with registered nurse Alison Lin Welcome to the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Life in lockdown NurseClick series where we share the personal stories of the nurses protecting Australians during the second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Merilyn Spratling FACN works at EACH, a community health centre in eastern Melbourne. She is a…