[Nurse Unit Manager]: I'm just getting an urgent caesarean section down, can you go and help the girls in one?[Holly, graduated GradStart nurse]: I can do that.My name is Holly, and I'm a registered nurse working in Dubbo theatres.I graduated uni in 2019 and started with NSW Health in the GradStart program which enabled me to transition into my nursing career with a little bit more support from educators and other nurses.There's always so much to learn as a nurse.So, it sort of just enabled me to continue learning as I was practising and starting my nursing career.You know what we're doing today? Are you warm enough?[Male patient]: Yeah
[Holly]: comfortable
[Male patient]: No worries at all.
[Holly]: Perfect. Alright. I'll see you in there in a minute.
[Male patient]: Thanks Holly
[Cameron, GradStart nurse]: Just let me know, alright? Do you need anything? Can I get you anything? Buzz me if you need me, ok?My name's Cameron. I am a new grad RN at Dubbo Base Hospital.The last four weeks of being a new grad I've felt very supported.We've actually got quite a lot of mentors and buddies. So, we've got our educators. I've got Hayley in G Ward.Last but not least. Perfect.The order is one gram and we've got normal saline 500 and September 22. [Clinical Nurse Educator]: Fabulous.[Cameron]: It's a really good culture, especially where I am at the moment. We're doing three rotations over 12 months so I am in G Ward for another two months, I believe. I hope that I go to ICU.I'm going to increase the infusion rate to a bit higher, okay?[Holly]: I did my first rotation at Dubbo hospital in the operating theatres, so in the perioperative environment. It was completely new to me, All of it. But I just loved it. Loved standing right beside the surgeon and helping them and knowing that I'm helping the patient as well.[Cameron]: In Dubbo you can say hi to most people and they'll say hi back. I've built quite a life here with just work and, you know, some of these nurses have become my closest friends. I'm actually a Newcastle boy. I moved here to start studying my EN So I decided to get back into football, Soccer. I coach the under eights and I also play first and second grade. So I play for the South Dubbo Wanderers. That's my second family.[Holly]: I just love the Dubbo community. Everything you need is in Dubbo and the fact that the hospital is expanding so much is helping us from a health point of view. My fiancé lives in Wellington which is only 30 minutes away. We're going to build in Guerie which is halfway between the two. [Cameron]: So Robin, we're just going to take you down to the transit lounge, okay?
The best thing about nursing is you can make a difference. We are lucky enough to have a massive impact on patient's lives.
[Holly]: Yeah, I'm very, very lucky. I love what I do. I would 100 per cent recommend the GradStart program. The support the educators give you is amazing. There's always someone around to help when you're a GradStart nurse. There's so many resources available to you as a nurse. So it's, It was just a fantastic start to my nursing career. I don't have one regret at all about applying for a GradStart position with NSW Health.