Author Archives: Ruth Guevarra
On Profile: Community Health Nursing Manager
Ruth, one of our nurse bloggers interviewed a Community Health Nursing Manager, Azilda Fernandez. Find out more about her and her perspective as a Nursing Manager. How long have you been a nurse? I started my nursing career in 1990 … Continue reading
Tagged: community health, nursing manager, nursing sydney
10 Things About Ruth Gueverra
As part of our “getting to know you” efforts here at Nurse Uncut, we’ve interviewed some of our resident writers. Here’s how our conversation with Ruth Gueverra went… 1. In true microblogging fashion, can you please describe yourself in 140 … Continue reading
Dealing with needlephobic patients
I started this thread in the forum a few months ago and I got a lot of interesting comments from members. So, I thought I’d make an article about it. But first, what is ‘needlephobia’? According to Google, Needlephobia can … Continue reading
Tagged: nursing, nursing in australia, phobias
Helpful Relatives In Health Care
This is the last of my 4 night shifts… woohoo! I must admit, I’m not a night person at all but nothing much I can do about not working the night shifts I’m afraid. I’m just whinging a little, but … Continue reading
Tagged: nursing, nursing in australia, relatives
Good things come when you least expect it (Why I love my union!)
I can still remember when I first joined the NSWNA. I was in RPA Hospital for the Trainee Enrolled Nurse (TEN) orientation day when the NSWNA team spoke and handed out pamphlets to us encouraging us to join the union. … Continue reading


