By Emily Murray The invisibility of nurses in management and policy decisions, relative to other health care professions, continues to frustrate and confound us. I argue that sexism, ageism, uniforms and traditional healthcare hierarchies are four ways in which nurses are marginalised and silenced – but when it comes to perpetuating this invisibility, are we more…
A major aspect of ACN’s Emerging Nurse Leader program is creating valuable professional and mentor relationships. In this two-part blog series you’ll hear from from our ENL, Emma Bugden MACN and her mentor Lieutenant Anthony Russell MACN on what this mentorship meant to each of them. The mentor’s experience By Lieutenant Anthony Russell MACN, Senior Nursing…
By ACN Media Officer, Jessica Pham On Friday February 19th, Simon Joscelyne aka ‘the butterfly man’ swam 3.6km for Kirsty Boden, the heroic South Australian nurse who was killed during the 2017 London Bridge terror attacks while attempting to help people who had been run over by terrorists. Mr Joscelyne, 53, became the first person…
By Kate Birrell OAM MACN, David Ramsay and Benjamin Dingle In an effort to assist the Timorese to build capacity and improve patient care in hospitals across Timor-Leste, St John of God Social Outreach, part of St John of God Health Care (SJGHC), has been delivering a Nursing Development Program (NDP) in partnership with…
Australians who are distrustful of sunscreen, need to take note. Scientists in Brisbane have found that if we used sunscreen on a daily basis, it could result in up to 28,000 fewer cases of melanoma (one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer) in Australia by 2031. This study undertaken by researchers at QIMR…
By ACN Nurse Educator Trish Lowe MACN “The more specific and unambiguous a goal, the more likely it will be achieved.” By now, your 2017 New Year’s resolutions will have been forged or forgotten! They may have been flippantly, or conscientiously, considered and resolved to adopting lifestyle changes, embracing a more positive outlook on life,…
We’re excited to relaunch ACN’s monthly e-magazine, NurseClick in blog format. While we’ve loved bringing you the jam-packed PDF e-magazine over the last five years, it’s time to adapt NurseClick to the contemporary online setting. The blog, will remain as NurseClick, and the fantastic, thought-provoking content that we’ve always published on nursing practice, policy developments…
Acculturation in nursing Lesley Potter PhD MACN Introduction The topic I am writing about is ephemeral and difficult to name. It is something that happens albeit unconsciously to all of us who enter the nursing profession. It is something that those on the inside recognise, feel and appreciate but which is not so easily…
Supporting people who live with diabetes and obesity Leigh Spokes FACN As you begin reading this piece let me first make a disclaimer. It will not contain clinical references or fancy graphs with beautifully gathered statistics. What it will contain is my real life experiences of supporting people with diabetes and obesity. It can be…
A personal reflection Suzanne Carroll MACN When it comes to our health, where we live matters. Our family, friends, and even our neighbours may be making us unhealthy. Though we may not realise it, each of us is influenced by the attitudes and behaviours of those around us. We are constantly surrounded by social norms,…