Cassandra has over 40 years’ experience as a registered nurse and educator in rural and metropolitan settings.
In her role with Three Rivers Department of Rural Health at Charles Sturt University, Cassandra works to increase and enhance health student placement experiences in (rural) aged care.
This project collaborates with three local and regional residential aged care providers who support student placements across nursing, paramedicine and allied health disciplines.
The ultimate aim of the project is to increase the uptake of graduate clinicians to careers in rural and aged care domains.
Cassandra and her team work to engineer immersive and dynamic placement experiences that showcase the rewards of aged care work and the benefits of rural living.
This project uses innovative solutions to create a workplace experience for students that offers personal enrichment, excellence in clinical supervision and evidence informed, best practice foundational learning.
Cassandra spends time in the nursing homes, engaging with the residents in a bid to better understand their needs and to inform a learning experience that values the aged care resident as its focus.