Member story: Roslyn Cruise, Enrolled Nurse
For 60-year-old Rosyln Cruise, working in aged care feels like a privilege every day.
The Enrolled Nurse has been working at Melaleuca, Home for the Aged in East Devonport for 40 years and has also worked in Community nursing in Latrobe for the last 12 years.
She enjoys helping people and in particular, caring for palliative patients.
“The most rewarding aspect of my job is in palliative care. The family is grateful, and the patient is grateful. It’s a privilege.”
She detailed a bittersweet moment a number of years ago, where a young mother was receiving palliative care and her four- or five-year-old daughter was by her bedside. The little girl said she wanted to become a nurse when she was older.
“That gave me goosebumps and highlighted the importance my job has on not only patients, but their families as well.”
Share this story #OnYourTeam
Updates correct as at 27 September 2021.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary
More #OnYourTeam stories
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates - Statewide Statewide Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT) Following recent ANMF driven communications your employer has indicated that they are willing to revise their wage offer, stating they will table a revised wage offer no [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Aged Care Updates - Statewide Statewide Regis Aged Care Members have now voted on the proposed Enterprise Agreement (EA), and the outcome is that the agreement has been voted ‘NO’. While the EA covers multiple workplace cohorts, the overall result is that the [...]
-
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members GalleryANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members
East, Latest News - ALL NEWS, Media Releases, North, North West, Public Sector, Public Sector News, South
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members
ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members 24 April 2026 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: 54 Tamar Street, Launceston WHEN: Friday 24 April, 12 Midday - ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary [...]
More latests news
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates - Statewide Statewide Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT) Following recent ANMF driven communications your employer has indicated that they are willing to revise their wage offer, stating they will table a revised wage offer no [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Aged Care Updates - Statewide Statewide Regis Aged Care Members have now voted on the proposed Enterprise Agreement (EA), and the outcome is that the agreement has been voted ‘NO’. While the EA covers multiple workplace cohorts, the overall result is that the [...]
-
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members Gallery
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members
East, Latest News - ALL NEWS, Media Releases, North, North West, Public Sector, Public Sector News, South
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members
ANMF Tasmania Commence Enterprise Agreement Negotiations, Presenting Extensive Log of Claims on Behalf of Members 24 April 2026 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: 54 Tamar Street, Launceston WHEN: Friday 24 April, 12 Midday - ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary [...]