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Like mother, like daughter

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Henriette and Angelique Heunis both made a decision to study nursing at Avondale on the same day. One wanted a career change, the other clarity.

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Roje rates nursing number one

Thursday, March 25, 2021

A Rwandan refugee who couldn’t read or write when he came to Australia is now a registered nurse because staff at Avondale believed in him.

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Behnam finds the confidence to serve

Thursday, January 21, 2021

“Avondale welcomed me, respected me. The staff didn’t talk about the care they’d provide, they showed it, and I felt it. That gave me confidence to help others.”

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The new Avondale experience

Thursday, April 9, 2020

While the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown has changed delivery of education across schools at Avondale, it has also sparked innovative practice in teaching and learning.

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Cleaning trial cuts infections

Friday, March 22, 2019

Healthcare providers take note. An Avondale academic’s paper published in a prestigious journal shows how a change in cleaning practices significantly reduced infections at 11 hospitals in Australia.

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Alumna’s grad greeting leads to this

Monday, December 17, 2018

This is the story of an Avondale nursing alumna with an eponymous last name, her entrepreneurial brother-in-law and a greeting at graduation with a professor whose research has helped bring a hospital infection control resource to market.