Mareeba man Lachlan Shorey graduates from Mater Education’s Diploma of Nursing program
Queensland has a dire need for more nurses in the coming years and this young nurse can’t wait to get started in the profession.
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A MAREEBA local has followed in the direction of his family and graduated from Mater Education’s Diploma of Nursing program.
Lachlan Shorey, 23, was one of more 120 student nurse graduates to complete the program.
The timing could not be better, with Jobs Queensland has finding the state will need 87,000 nursing and midwifery professionals by 2025, up from almost 75,000 now.
Mr Shorey said he had a love for the profession.
“I like nursing because it feels very personable, it feels very rewarding, sometimes these patients, they sometimes don’t have anyone else,” he said.
“Your nurse is there to interpret and help you deal with those emotions. It’s rewarding to give them the respect they deserve at a low point in their life.
“It’s a job where you genuinely need to care and if you can do that you really make an impact for people.
“I like to keep the patients lively and improve their day with a conversation.”
Mr Shorey said his family were very encouraging.
“My grandma has just retired from nursing after a 35-year career at the Mareeba Hospital, so she inspired me to become a nurse, too,” he said.
“I was inspired by my grandmother who was an enrolled nurse.
“My grandfather was an ambo as well so there’s definitely medical inspiration in the family.”
Mr Shorey has huge plans for his career.
“I was lucky enough to get a job on the haematology and oncology ward where I’ve been working for the last five weeks,” he said.
“On my last day of placement I had a casual chat with one of the nurse student managers and secured a job.”
Mr Shorey said he aimed to become a registered nurse after he learns lots from the oncology ward.
Mater Health executive director Donna Bonney said these new nurses play a vital role.
“Covid-19 has highlighted just how important nurses and other health professionals are to the community,” she said.
“New enrolled nurse graduates are needed right across the healthcare industry and I know this group has a bright future ahead of them.”
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