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hi,

i'm about to head out into the australian bush for 2 months on a remote indigenous community, in the middle of the tanami desert.

i have never done this before! the basic set up is this: 4 nurses, running clinics 7 days a week, then oncall over night. there are no hospital beds, if they need a hospital, the royal flying doctors come and get them. there is a GP present for 4 days a week, but then flies out into the town (6 hours drive away)

this concept both excites, and terrifies me. i come from working in a well organised capital city tertiary hospital.

has anyone worked in such a place? what advice can you give me?

i have learned suturing, will learn plastering.

That sounds like so much fun!

Thing about some survival things (things you cannot live without) and pack those... whether it be toilet paper, dried foods... personal care items (may not be running water where you're at)..

Good luck & have fun!

Specializes in Tele, ICU, ER.

What an amazing opportunity!! Think of the stories you can tell your grandkids. Did I not have a family here in the States, I'd come on over and help!

That said, I have an Aussie friend here and his advice is: If it moves, it's poisonous! Be careful out there!

Wow! I am impressed. I would love to do this type of thing, it is why i am going into nursing. What is the agency you went through? Thanks.

Specializes in High-risk OB, Labor & Delivery.
Wow! I am impressed. I would love to do this type of thing, it is why i am going into nursing. What is the agency you went through? Thanks.

I'm with Jaylynn here! I'm still waiting to hear what agency she went through. If anyone knows how I can get into this line of work (Australian rural nursing) please let me know. Are there ways for American nurses to do this? Thanks =)

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