It is an exciting time for the Boorowa Health Service with nurses, Olivia Mills, Lumen Tarun and Chloe Hocking joining the local team in February. Olivia Mills is a first year registered nurse taking part in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) Transition to Professional Practice Program. Olivia grew up in Bathurst and traveled overseas after school before joining the Navy. She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at Charles Sturt University while working as an Assistant in Nursing in a Residential Aged Care Facility. Olivia is excited about the opportunities in rural nursing, “I have enjoyed my first few weeks in Boorowa. Everyone is eager to help me and I have settled in nicely,” she said. Olivia’s goal is to work in the Emergency Department and she is keen to learn as much as she can during the first year of her career. Lumen Tarun is a registered nurse from the Philippines where she worked in a large Emergency Department. Gaining her nursing qualifications in 2012, Lumen migrated to Australia because of the opportunity for professional growth. She feels there is more opportunity in a small facility like Boorowa that empowers Registered Nurses to be strong, independent clinicians and she is keen to learn about all areas of healthcare and expand her knowledge and skills.
