Agnes ‘Betty’ Jeffrey OAM (1908–2000)
A survivor of the Bangka Island massacre, Betty played a key role in establishing the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre.
Nurses pivotal to improving health of regional communities
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) speaks to Ben Chiarella MACN — a member of our Men in Nursing Working Party based in Orange, New South Wales (NSW) — in the lead up to International Nurses Day 2020. Ben’s journey into the nursing profession started in his 30s after switching from a career in the…
An infection prevention and control leader
Matthew (Matt) Mason MACN is a lecturer in nursing on the Sunshine Coast and one of the key infection prevention and control specialists within our ACN Tribe. We caught up with Matt to discuss his nursing career in this field and his advice for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My experience in infection prevention and…
Bendigo nurse praises role of local community in fight against COVID-19
Tiffany McKay MACN often spends this time of year holidaying in sunny Southern Europe. However, COVID-19 has disrupted those plans and she now finds herself on the frontline of the pandemic at Bendigo Hospital. In the lead up to International Nurses Day (IND) on 12 May, we caught up with Tiffany to discuss her journey…
Lessons learned from 2.5 years of podcasting lived clinical experiences
By Ben Jenkins MACN, Nursing Officer in the Australian Army and host of The ACN Podcast Why it will never feel like the ‘right time’ I remember the afternoon vividly. I finished a clinical shift within the intensive care unit (ICU) and was on the way home when I decided to pull my car over…
COVID-19: An opportunity to upskill
Julie Tucker MACN, Nurse Midwife at the Lyell McEwin Hospital talks to the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in the lead up to International Nurses Day on 12 May. ACN Member Julie Tucker MACN works at a large metropolitan hospital in a large tertiary setting. She works in women and children’s area and her specialty…
Leading by example: Arun Thomas MACN
Arun Thomas MACN, a Stage Five ACN Emerging Nurse Leader, is an inspiring and emerging leader in the healthcare sector who has a strong focus and passion for leadership, governance, advocacy and aged care. A Registered Nurse, he became one of the youngest public hospital directors in Victoria when he was appointed by Minister of…
Nurses can be role models for younger generations
In the lead up to International Nurses Day, the Australian College of Nursing talks to Jaya Thomas MACN, about how 2020 has indeed been Year of the Nurse & Midwife. “It’s bizarre when you think about it – the Year of the Nurse & Midwife was an opportunity for us to put our profession in…
I was meant to be a nurse
Janette Webster MACN, After Hours Hospital Manager and Nurse Bank and Pool Coordinator at GV Health in Victoria, talks to the Australian College of Nursing about how she was “always meant to be a nurse”. “I never wanted to be anything else,” Janette says simply. “My mum was a state enrolled nurse and so I…
The Scrubs that Fit: Five tips for adapting to online learning
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…