Three outstanding nurses were recognised in last month’s HESTA Australian nursing awards. By Linda Belardi.

Combining an innovative 10-metre trailer, simulation technology and the ingenuity of a nurse, CQUniversity nursing lecturer, Nicholas Ralph has developed the world's first roving community-based health recruitment vehicle. The award-winning mobile clinical learning unit will travel throughout regional Queensland, interacting with the community and promoting careers in health to help address critical workforce needs. The Sunshine Coast alone will require 50 000 additional health professionals over the next 20 years. Ralph, a nursing lecturer with a background in critical care and perioperative...