1. I am a New Graduate Nurse

2. I work in Rural and Remote
Australia

3. Reflection – everyone, close your eyes – think about your first job, think about your first day, think about your first remote position – now imagine you’re a green new grad with only prac as your experience

4. to achieve a sustainable heath care system.
Provide advocacy, support and leadership to new and future nurses in order to
ensure that student and novice nurses have the skills, direction and voice necessary
to achieve a sustainable heath care system.
My name is Kadee and I am now the official (as of yesterday!!!) Vice President of ASANNA, the Australian Student and Novice Nurse Association

5. ‘Its all about wanting to be yourself’
Bob Brown spoke yesterday about the importance about wanting to be yourself and the struggles he had throughout his life to achieving his goals – similar ideas
12 months ago in Alice Springs I was keen and green full of enthusiasm and excitement but I was repeatedly told that I could not do what I wanted to achieve – let me tell you a secret – I did it and I did it bloody well

9. Health Innovation Projects

12. New Grad Experience Lack of support Horizontal Bullying No orientation
Workforce retention
Aging workforce
Over worked

13. Why don’t we as a Remote Workforce embrace Novice Nurses?
So…
Why don’t we as a Remote Workforce embrace Novice Nurses?

14. We can do it Fresh eyes New ideas Different Skills
Current best practice
Variable life skills
Youth
Young families – bring them or build them
Skill Development
Prime of their knowledge

17. Be an ambassador for change, embrace a Novice Nurse!!
Thanks guys!
Be an ambassador for change, embrace a Novice Nurse!!