Savannah taking in the outback scenery during a week of community nursing. I must admit that when I was given the opportunity to complete a rural placement, I didn’t know what to expect. What would this new experience entail? What were the nursing quarters like? How would I fare alone, six hours drive away from…
On Wednesday night, five Members of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) featured in a segment on ABC’s 7.30 program examining men in the nursing profession. Daryn Mitford MACN, Lee Poole MACN, Alanna Geary FACN, Nick Hayward MACN and Kazuma Honda MACN powerfully shared their personal stories and views on why it is essential for…
2019 was a year of many major achievements for the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) – one of which was the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. The first of its kind in Australia, the award acknowledges the vital role nurses play in transforming our country’s health and aged care system. As we approach the…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is delighted to announce Ben Jenkins MACN as the inaugural host of The ACN Podcast. Across 2020 Year of the Nurse & Midwife he will be interviewing a range of expert nurse leaders on topics including leadership; military nursing; politics; innovative technologies and much more. Ben is a driven…
By Diane J Phillips Florence Nightingale’s model of “on the job” hospital-based nurse education was successful and quickly adopted by many countries. In Australia, it was implemented during the latter part of the nineteenth century and when women only were accepted as “trainees.” As low paid employees they were a subservient and subordinate workforce within a…
Across the world, nurses are playing a pivotal role in detecting, managing and preventing the spread of Novel coronavirus. Last week, the International Council of Nurses praised nurses working in Novel coronavirus impacted areas and stated nurses “must be provided with the personal protective equipment to safely care for those with the virus and ensure…
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has praised nurses for their role in treating and controlling the spread of the Coronavirus. ICN President Annette Kennedy wrote to the Chinese Nursing Association to convey her “admiration and solidarity to all the nurses in the region who are continuing to work in such difficult circumstances.” “Providing nursing…
By Trish Lowe MACN – ACN Nurse Educator To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse.” – Rawsi Williams As part of the celebrations surrounding the International year of the Nurse & Midwife, Project 2020 and…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) would like to congratulate all nurses, both past and present, and in particular our Fellows and Members, who received Australia Day Honours on Sunday. The Honours are awarded to Australian citizens who have displayed excellence, achievement or meritorious service and contributions to society. Well done to all nurses on…