Issues for Rural ENs

Hello. I am working in a Rural setting. It is hard to write this without being seen as 'whingeing'. We are expected to do the hard slogging physical work, and we dont get the chance to utilise our many and varied skills. It can be very unrewarding. And then to top it off, if you go the extra mile and take on tasks such as No Lift Trainer, the award states that you should be recognised financially, then your mean spirited employer refuses to play the game fairly, and wont pay you according to the award.Makes me seethe inwardly. But the job has plenty of inbuilt rewards, and is rewarding when your clients recognise your efforts.

Good on you Maxi. Great to see you advance this way. I curently am in process of doing medication Admin Course. Only have one clinical placement to do and I am finished, but, it has all been fraught with problems and the main problem has been the attitude from those who dont understand what our scope of practice is. I even had one clinical educator say that they thought that the Div 2 s were wasting their time doing the course, because they would never be allowed to practice! It is so disheartening...to be treated this way. I dont know why this is so..do some Div 1s feel threatened by us? It surely should be seen as an advancement for us all, as we will be more versatile with this qualification behind us.

Hello to all, I too have just completed my medication course but as yet have not used it, as I work in an acute setting where the policy has not been forthcomming for Div2 to administer medication (Hope fully this wont be far away). This is not worrying me at the moment as the reason I did the course was to have a better understanding of my patients and their medications. Another thing is I have had full support from all of my collegues even our grad nurses who don't know me as well.

Hello. My biggest bone of contention as a Div 2 is the lack of opportunity and forever living under the threat that Div 2's are dinosaurs and will become extinct. This has been heightened lately by the slow but steady introduction of personal care workers into the workplace. I have been working as a Div 2 now for 30 years and have always lived under this cloud. It can be fairly demoralising at times. I am proud of what I am and of the job I do. We trained to be nurses, and that is what we are, and what we believe in, so please treat us with the respect we deserve.

hello out there ,great to here that so many div2's are finally waking up to there new extended scope of practise,it is up to us to make div1's aware of our new status also our employers .There should be NO reasons why work places cannot implement the ploicy changes to accomadate our scope of practise the nurses rego board has info for employers you div2's get out there and get any info to help yourselfs in using these new opportunitys.I have attended meetings given by anf, hascu,and the nurses board and are aware og further changes in the next 12 months that are going to impact on us as div2's at last we have opportunitys its now up to us to continue to grow ,and not be our on worst enemys ,the info is out there but how much do you as a nurse want to find it

Hello, I am currently an AIN studying to become a EN(med) or EEN as you may know the qualification.

In the last semester we have a research assignment to research the role of a specialist field. I have picked the rural remote specialisation.

It facinates me as I have lived in Brewarrina NSW and chave seen how a good nurse can impact a small community.

I have been researching the history of outback nursing and find a immense pride in these brave women.

Can anyone help with my research?

I need to question an EEN or a level two nurse with the medication endorsement to ask about their work.

The role that they undertake at work and what this encompasses. mabe a little of what the day encompasses, their scope of practice.

What makes them interested in their work? What sort of team they work with? Do they have any advanced competencies?

Any information please!!!