Now that it’s awards season, tell us in a sentence or two about your favourite movie of 2011-2012!

The best 4 answers will win a copy of ‘The Whistleblower’

The Whistleblower (RRP$39.95) starring Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz is a harrowing political thriller based on the true story of an American cop who accepts a UN peacekeeping job in Bosnia only to uncover an underground sex-trafficking industry whose patrons are shockingly close to home. Thanks to Hopscotch, we have 6 DVDs to give away.

The Trailer can be viewed here.

To enter:

• In the comments section below, tell us in a few sentences what your favourite movie of 2011/2012 was and why.

The small print:

• The contest is only open to Nurses working in NSW.
• We will choose our favourite four answers.
• The contest is open from today, Tuesday 7th February 2012.
• The contest will close on Monday 5th March, 2012, with winners to be announced on Tuesday 6th March, 2012.

Our Nurse Uncut Christmas Contest winner Florey is loving the iPad she won!

Florey completed her Bachelor of Nursing in the Philippines, graduated in 1995, and has been nursing ever since. She worked in the Middle East for three years before coming to Australia in 2004 and completing her conversion course at the College of Nursing. She is currently working at Blacktown Hospital-Acute Medical 2.

Florey heard about Nurse Uncut from The LAMP and started browsing the site. She thought there was no harm in entering the contest, though she didn’t expect to win when she saw there were already around 140 entries.

“I checked my email and was so surprised to see I had won! I was completely overwhelmed.

“I explained to Nurse Uncut admin that I was leaving for a holiday soon and was thrilled when a NSWNA staff member, who lives near our place, came that very same day to deliver my iPad!

“I am enjoying using it, especially listening to music, checking my emails, browsing the internet, and using Facebook, and my daughter loves playing games on it and taking and uploading photos. It’s fantastic!

“My colleagues and friends were asking how I won it so I have since encouraged them all to visit Nurse Uncut and join in!”

Florey says what she likes about Nurse Uncut is the updates on what is happening in the nursing industry. She likes expressing her thoughts and opinions and reading what other people have to say. She thinks the jobs page is also very beneficial for those wanting to find a job in NSW.

“Thank you very much and more power to Nurse Uncut!”

We’ll be running another contest on Nurse Uncut in coming weeks so be sure to watch out for it!

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And our Christmas contest winner is…Florey Ang!

Congratulations Florey!

Florey has stayed with nursing because “it is a noble profession…having a passion and putting your heart into what you do makes its worth staying and satisfying. When you do something for a patient even the simplest task and being complimented and respected by makes it worth staying for.”

Florey has won an iPad 2 with WiFi + 3G worth $894!

 A HUGE thank you to all those who entered our contest. We loved reading through all the entries and it is heartwarming to see all the reasons why our nurses have stayed in nursing.

We wish you all a safe and relaxing festive season.

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Do you know that Christmas is less than 3 months away? It’s starting to feel like Christmas here at Nurse Uncut in October!

What we need you to do in this contest is easy. Simply complete this sentence:

I’ve stayed with Nursing because ___________________________________.

If you’re a student nurse, complete this sentence: I went into nursing because ______________________.

In 50 words or less, tell us, why you’ve stayed with Nursing. We all know the challenges and difficulties that nurses have gone through over the years. What is it about the profession that’s kept us here?

Tell us we’d love to hear from you! Enter our contest by leaving a comment on this contest post.

What’s the Prize?

All nurses who enter get the chance to win an iPad 2 with WiFi + 3G worth $894!

Key things you need to take note of:

1. Complete the sentence above by leaving a comment on this contest post.
2. Entries should be 50 words or less
3. We will accept entries from now, 4 Oct until 9 Dec, Friday, 11.59pm NSW time.
4. 12 Dec, Mon – we will announce our 2011 Christmas contest winner!
5. This is only open to nurses based in New South Wales, Australia
6. If we don’t hear from the winners within 10 working days after our announcement (and email notification to winners), Nurse Uncut has the option to re-draw new winners.

Thanks to First State Super for sponsoring this contest by providing the prize!

Image credit: NSWNA, kaboodle.com

The FIRST PRIZE winner of our Nurse Uncut’s second year anniversary contest is …. Casie Brown! Congratulations Casie!

Casie was proud to be involved in ‘The Way To Safe Patient Care’ campaign.

Casie will receive an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account with a $500 deposit.

Our SECOND PRIZE winner is: Nicole Davenport Congratulations! You will receive an Elsevier book voucher valued at $150

Our THIRD PRIZE winner is: Luke Laws Congratulations! You will receive an Elsevier book voucher valued at $100

Please email your postal details to us at admin@nurseuncut.com.au and we will organise postage of your prize.

Thanks to all those that entered our contest!

The winner of the ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account must open their Account within fourteen (14) days of first being notified. ME Bank will deposit the prize into the Account no later than thirty (30) days after the Account has been opened. Before opening an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account, consider if this product is appropriate for you. Fees, charges, terms and conditions apply.

To find out more about ME Bank visit mebank.com.au

Image credits: ME Bank

Today (Friday 23rd September) is the LAST DAY to enter our Nurse Uncut contest!

To celebrate Nurse Uncut’s second year we are running a promotion, and the first prize is an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account with a $500 deposit.

To enter, tell us which of the below campaigns you felt proud to be involved in.

A. Organising For Safe Patient Care (One2Four)
B. Because We Care.

To enter, leave a comment on this contest post and answer with either Option A: Public Sector Campaign “The Way to Safe Patient Care” or Option B: Because We Care.

It’s so easy to enter, right?

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs, so get your entries in!

FIRST PRIZE: An ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account with a $500 deposit

SECOND PRIZE: An Elsevier book voucher valued at $150

THIRD PRIZE: An Elsevier book voucher valued at $100

Terms and Conditions:

1. Winners will be picked through randomizer.org
2. The promotion is open to nurses working in NSW
3. The promotion runs from today until September 23rd.
4. The winner of the ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account must open their Account within fourteen (14) days of first being notified. ME Bank will deposit the prize into the Account no later than thirty (30) days after the Account has been opened. Before opening an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account, consider if this product is appropriate for you. Fees, charges, terms and conditions apply.

To find out more about ME Bank visit mebank.com.au

Image credits: ME Bank

Don’t forget to enter our Nurse Uncut 2nd year anniversary contest to win $500 from ME Bank! 

Nurse Uncut celebrated its second year on 12 July 2011!

To celebrate we are running a promotion, and the first prize is an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account with a $500 deposit.

To enter, tell us which of the below campaigns you felt proud to be involved in.

A. Organising For Safe Patient Care (One2Four)
B. Because We Care.

To enter, leave a comment on this contest post and answer with either Option A: Public Sector Campaign “The Way to Safe Patient Care” or Option B: Because We Care.

It’s so easy to enter, right?

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs, so get your entries in!

FIRST PRIZE: An ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account with a $500 deposit

SECOND PRIZE: An Elsevier book voucher valued at $150

THIRD PRIZE: An Elsevier book voucher valued at $100

Terms and Conditions:

1. Winners will be picked through randomizer.org
2. The promotion is open to nurses working in NSW
3. The promotion runs from today until September 23rd.
4. The winner of the ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account must open their Account within fourteen (14) days of first being notified. ME Bank will deposit the prize into the Account no later than thirty (30) days after the Account has been opened. Before opening an ME Bank EveryDay Transaction Account, consider if this product is appropriate for you. Fees, charges, terms and conditions apply.

To find out more about ME Bank visit mebank.com.au

Image credits: ME Bank

Don’t forget to enter our Nurse Uncut 2nd year anniversary contest to win $500 from ME Bank! 

We had so many wonderful nominations for our Favourite Nurse contest, held to celebrate International Nurses Day. All our nominees are wondeful, dedicated nurses who embody the virtue of the profession. Thank you to all of you who nominated coworkers, friends, and family members.

The time has come to announce our winner – and with 29 votes the winner is…Maryanne Burgess!

Congratulations Maryanne! Maryanne was nominated by her husband, Wayne. 

“I would like to proudly nominated my wife (Maryanne Burgess) as my favourite nurse. Maryanne started her training to be a registered nurse in 1980 and is currently providing the patient education for the Orange Health Service cardiac catheter laboratory. Maryanne is the mother of our three beautiful children which we are both incredibly proud of and love very much. Maryanne loves her job. The patients all love her and she is equally proud of her work and work collegues.”

Wayne went on to describe Maryannes training:

“Maryanne started her nursing like many in a training hospital learning the very basics of nursing with a very fundamental introduction to all aspects of humanity. I believe Maryanne was born to be a nurse. Maryanne is caring, gentle, and above all compassionate, all attributes she certainly inhertited from her late father. During these early days of training at the Orange Base Hospital I first went out with Maryanne. We married a few years later and we moved to Queensland so I could train as a Registered nurse in the ‘old hospital system’.

“Maryanne always had time to share her knowledge with me and any of the other training student nurses. A move back to the country to be closer to her family saw us build a house and turn this into a home with the birth of three children. Shift work for both of us in the critical care areas saw many a day when we passed in the car parks only. I remember many meal breaks finding her trying to have a meal, expressing breast milk, and trying to plan for the next days activities,” Wayne says. 

“Maryanne’s skills in nursing are only secondary to her skills as a mother. She is a master of making easter hats or costumes at a minutes notice. Many years later and three grown teenagers we are both lucky to still work in nursing but with regular hours. Gone are the sleepless nights or the struggle to stay awake after night duty to pick up the kids. Sleepless nights are now welcome waiting up for teenagers who believe their parents never had a life before they were born. In summary I’m sure we all know someone like Maryanne who is the epiphany of an ideal nurse. I’m just lucky to be married to this nurse!!“

Maryanne has won a two night stay at the beautiful York by Swiss-Belhotel apartments!

The DELUXE TWO BEDROOM ENSUITE apartment prize (includes parking and breakfast basket for 4 Adults) is valued at AUD $1400.00!

The York by Swiss-Belhotel is located in the heart of Sydney, close to the Opera House, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, and transport, major department stores, theatres and restaurants!

Her husband Wayne Burgess has won a $150.00 Elsevier Book Voucher.

Our consolation prize of a $100 Elsevier Book Voucher, randomly drawn from the pool of nurses nominated and those who nominated these awesome nurses goes to Vicky Askew! Congratulations!

To claim your prizes please email your contact details to us including name, email address, address, and phone number to admin@nurseuncut.com.au

Image credits: York by Swiss Belhotel.

We’ve had 18 fantastic nominations for our Favourite Nurse contest, held to celebrate International Nurses Day.  All our nominees are wondeful, dedicated nurses who embody the virtue of the profession. Thank you to all of you who nominated coworkers, friends, and family members.

For the next two weeks you can vote for your favourite nominee, the person with the most votes wins the fantastic two night stay in the beautiful York by Swiss-Belhotel apartments!

Voting is simple. Visit this page, read through the nominees, and click the ‘thumbs up’ vote icon below your favourite.

The DELUXE TWO BEDROOM ENSUITE apartment prize (includes parking and breakfast basket for 4 Adults) is valued at AUD $1400.00!

The York by Swiss-Belhotel is located in the heart of Sydney, close to the Opera House, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, and transport, major department stores, theatres and restaurants!

The person who nominates the winning nurse wins a $150.00 Elsevier Book Voucher.

A consolation prize will be randomly drawn from the pool of nurses who nominated and those who nominated these awesome nurses: $100.00 Elsevier Book Voucher.

Voting is open until midnight Saturday, 28 May.

The winners will be announced on Monday, 30 May.

The small print:

1.The contest is open to nurses working in NSW.
2.Travel to the hotel is not included in this prize. Winner must arrange for own transportation.

Nominations are open until Thursday 12 May, 11.59pm NSW time.

To celebrate International Nurses Day we are running a ‘favourite nurse’ contest! Nominate your coworkers, let us know what is special about them, why they are deserving, and why they are your favourite nurse.

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs! Our nominated winner will receive a two-night stay in the beautiful York by Swiss-Belhotel apartments! The DELUXE TWO BEDROOM ENSUITE apartment prize (includes parking and breakfast basket for 4 Adults) is valued at AUD $1400.00!

The York by Swiss-Belhotel is located in the heart of Sydney, close to the Opera House, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, and transport, major department stores, theatres and restaurants!

The person who nominates the winning nurse gets a $150.00 Elsevier Book Voucher. A consolation prize will be randomly drawn from the pool of nurses who nominated and those who nominated these awesome nurses: $100.00 Elsevier Book Voucher.

You can find full details and enter the contest HERE.