By Amy Humme MACN (Stage 2 ENL) Graduate Registered Nurse, Monash Health. As I stepped out of Ho Chi Minh City Airport I was struck by the humidity, noise and bustling streets of Vietnam. For my first time overseas, I was beyond excited for what was ahead… During July 2019, I was privileged to be…
To mark World Health Day 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) — in partnership with the International Council of Nurses and Nursing Now — have released the ‘State of the World’s Nursing 2020: investing in education, jobs and leadership’ report. The report is the first of its kind and coincides with a year dedicated by…
ACN Men in Nursing Working Party Chair Luke Yokota MACN Are you thinking about a career in nursing? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a man in the nursing profession? At the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) 2019 National Nursing Forum in Hobart, men from all over Australia shared videos speaking…
COVID-19 has seen traditional face-to-face learning and workplace cultures rapidly transform into an online environment and this has been no different for nursing students. We caught up with Josh Thomson MACN(Student) — a Stage One ACN Emerging Nurse Leader — to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted his enrolled nursing studies. How has COVID-19 altered what…
Last week, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN), submitted a ‘Statement of Action on Nursing Workforce Solutions in response to COVID-19’ and supporting documentation to the Australian Government. The Statement of Action calls on the Government to “immediately remove barriers to nurses delivering care in the community and enable funding and resources that will allow…
Refresher Program for Enrolled Nurses This course is designed for ENs holding general registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia who meet the Recency of Practice Registration Standard of three (3) months practice in the last five years but wish to refresh their knowledge in acute care nursing. It is also ideal for…
By Trish Lowe MACN – ACN Nurse Educator The Australasian Trained Nurses Association 1899 By the latter part of the 19th century, nursing was considered a respectable career option for educated women. In response to the rapidly growing population and advances in medical practice, health care provision progressively transitioned from home-based settings, to hospitals. This…
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…
By Erica O’Donoghue MACN Build awareness around the condition and leading research hopeful towards a cure Last year, on 9 April 2019, the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020–2030 was launched with $52.2 million of funding allocated towards keys areas such as ovarian cancer ($20 million), endometriosis ($10 million) and Aboriginal service providers ($9 million) (Liotta).…
2019 was a year of many major initiatives – one of which was the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. The first of its kind in Australia, it acknowledged the vital role nurses play in transforming our country’s health and aged care system. As we approach the second year of this prestigious award, the Australian…