Each afternoon at 4.55pm the Australian War Memorial holds a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the story of an individual on their Honour Roll.The 2020 schedule for Last Post Ceremonies currently includes two Australian army nurses, Sister Clarice Halligan and Matron Irene Drummond. Both these nurses died during the horrific Banka Island Massacre in 1942…
The Australian College of Nursing has decided to cancel our remaining ACN 2020 Year of the Nurse & Midwife Celebration Roadshows; we are hoping to postpone these to a later date but that is yet to be confirmed. We have carefully reviewed the unfolding coronavirus situation and, in accordance with official advice from authorities, have…
Over the last two weeks, you have met our wonderful Stage One and Stage Two Emerging Nurse Leaders (ENLs). It is with great pleasure that we feature our eleven ambitious up-and-coming nurse leaders participating in Stage Three, Empowered to Reach. We congratulate all participants on their selection into our prestigious award program. We hope you…
By Chris Hinder MACN In February this year, I was fortunate enough to land my dream graduate position in a large tertiary referral centre emergency department (ED) in my home town. After three hard years at university, I could finally call myself a registered nurse! Now, six months into the program, I would like to…
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Last week, we featured our 11 new Stage One Emerging Nurse Leaders (ENLs). Today, we are delighted to introduce you to the 12 driven individuals selected for Stage Two of the highly-regarded program. We congratulate all participants on their selection into our prestigious award program. We hope you enjoy reading about their ambitions for the…
By Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) This column, The Scrubs that Fit, is all about the highs and lows of being a junior nurse, from the perspective of an ACN Emerging Nurse Leader. The aim of these blog posts is to help ease the transition from university to grad years and beyond. Find Lucy on ACN’s neo and on…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) acknowledges that enrolled and registered nurses are at the heart of aged care and will only become more indispensable as our population continues to age. That’s why we are committed to supporting aged care nurses to advance their scope and skills, feel connected and empowered and recognise their value…
ACN President Professor Christine Duffield FACN and Sharon Downman FACN at the 2019 National Nursing Forum. Throughout November our Nurse Informatics Community of Interest (COI) is running a campaign focusing on raising awareness of informatics and recognizing the excellent work nurses are doing in the informatics space. Across the month we will share with you four…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) Program aims to identify and nurture the individuals who will shape our professions’ future. It assists early-career enrolled and registered nurses in developing their leadership skills through unparalleled access to high profile nurse leaders, mentoring, career coaching and professional development opportunities. The program has five…