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Quick interview with Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Mental Health Nursing

Quick interview with Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Mental Health Nursing

by The Nurse Break Team | May 27, 2025 | Australian Nursing Blog, Mental Health Nursing, Nurse Educators

Before we get into Louise’s journey about mental health nursing, if you’re a nursing student or nurse in Australia, you’re currently reading this on your very own free, nurse-only community that we built for you. It’s where you can join forums, connect, and...
AHPRA & Mental Health – “light at the end of the tunnel”

AHPRA & Mental Health – “light at the end of the tunnel”

by The Nurse Break Team | Aug 29, 2023 | Australian Nursing Blog, Mental Health Nursing, Patient Perspective, Self Care & Wellbeing

The following is written by Caitlin. It includes suicide and self-harm themes. Please contact Nurse Midwife Support should you need confidential assistance. To share your story go here Other personal stories from ‘patients’. Mental health nursing articles....
What is mental health nursing really about – with Professor Hurley

What is mental health nursing really about – with Professor Hurley

by The Nurse Break Team | May 11, 2022 | Australian Nursing Blog, Mental Health Nursing

Meet Professor John Hurley John Hurley is a Professor of Mental Health at Southern Cross University and works clinically at headspace Coffs Harbour as a Credentialed Mental Health Nurse. He has accumulated over 40 years of experience as a mental health practitioner...
The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

by The Nurse Break Team | Apr 26, 2022 | Australian Nursing Blog, Mental Health Nursing

Meet Monica Taylor – Vice President of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. About Monica Taylor has been a mental health nurse for 30 years and was one of the first community-based MHNs in the...
COVID on the fringes (The community road less travelled)

COVID on the fringes (The community road less travelled)

by The Nurse Break Team | Jan 20, 2022 | Covid-19 Articles, Creative Writing, Mental Health Nursing

The following piece is written by Andrew Saint – Community Mental Health Nurse. To read articles about nurses raw experiences during COVID19 go here To write for The Nurse Break go here COVID on the fringes (The community road less travelled) First...
What is it like to have Schizoaffective Disorder – a former nurse perspective

What is it like to have Schizoaffective Disorder – a former nurse perspective

by The Nurse Break Team | Dec 13, 2021 | Australian Nursing Blog, Mental Health Nursing, Patient Perspective

Hello, my name is Ashleigh Blok, and I am from Strathtulloh, Victoria. I graduated from Monash University and worked as a Mental Health Nurse for 6 years until my disability rendered me unable to work. I am a crazy cat lady with a dual citizenship with the...
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