Nurses of the outback : 15 amazing lives in remote area nursing / Annabelle Brayley.

1. Outback angel / Neen Hawkes (Darwin, Northern Territory) -- 2. Investing in futures / Anna Burley (Georgetown, Queensland) -- 3. Tarmacs and toolboxes / Geri Malone (Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia) -- 4. Pushing the boundaries / Catherine Jurd (Julia Creek, Queensland) -- 5. A path less traveled / Christine Foletti (Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean) -- 6. Heart of the territory / Margie McLean (Victoria River & Barkly Regions, Northern Territory) -- 7. The Magic of Moomba / Chris Belshaw (Moomba Oil and Gas Field, South Australia) -- 8. Lost and found / Aggie Harpham (Kunnurra, Western Australia) -- 9. Beyond the black stump / Maureen Ker (White Cliffs, New South Wales) -- 10. Nurse on a mission / Karen Schnitzerling (St. Helens, Tasmania) -- 11. Finishing up business / Fred Miegel (Alice Springs, Northern Territory) -- 12. Walking her magic line / Jo Appoo (Elliott, Northern Territory) -- 13. Finding home / June Andrew ( Marree, South Australia) -- 14. Calling Australia home / Shamiso Muchando ( Derby, Western Australia) -- 15. West-coast nirvana / Sue Stewart (Bidyadanga, Western Australia).

The work of a nurse is challenging enough, but when you add a remote location, the stakes are so much higher. Meet fifteen courageous people who prove that the outback runs on nurse power. There's Anna, who is on duty as the fury of Cyclone Yasi tears through inland Queensland; Maureen in outback New South Wales, who faces everything from a snakebite to a helicopter crash; Aggie, who overcomes her demons to help young people in the Kimberley; and Catherine, newly graduated and determined to make a difference in the Gulf Country she and her rodeo-riding husband call home.

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