Book Launch - Put some Concrete in your Breakfast: Tales from Contemporary Nursing by Rasa Kabaila

Rasa Kabaila says becoming a nurse was "the best decision I've made in my life". But after seeing new graduates suffering burnout or dropping out, she wanted to help people to better understand the profession — so she wrote a book.

Put some Concrete in your Breakfast: Tales from Contemporary Nursing  follows Miss Kabaila's own journey, from the challenges she faced in her early career and mistakes she made along the way, to where she has landed now as a nurse practitioner. The book provides a collection of stories that concentrate on nursing, that validates, educates and encourages those undertaking a career in nursing. In addition, this book also celebrates the amazing rewards that the unique career of nursing has to offer, for those who can find a way to persevere through the challenges.

Rasa wanted to capture the honest and raw stories she felt were important for new or aspiring nurses to hear in this sincere yet honest representation of modern nursing in all its forms rather than purely focusing only on the ‘good’ ‘the funny’ ‘the sad’ or the ‘ugly’.

Rasa Kabaila is a Nurse Practitioner and Researcher. She has published over ten articles across a number of different academic journals. Rasa has also written articles for the Australian Lithuanian newspaper, Musu Pastoge. Rasa also regularly writes and performs poetry. Rasa's poetry has been published in various anthologies and she has also won several of the Slamboree poetry slam competitions in Canberra. In 2022 Rasa began a new chapter in her career, starting her own practice as a Nurse Practitioner specialising in mental health.

In 2025, Rasa commenced writing articles for Ausmed, to help educate and support other health professionals.