Media Release - Australian College of Nursing

Australian nurses lead on developing principles to reduce emissions to help address climate change impact on health care

Led by a national community of interest and developed over a 12-month period, the Australian College of Nursing today launched its national Nursing Leadership in Emissions Reduction Guiding Principles. Chief Executive Officer Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward said “Climate change is the biggest threat facing our patients’ health globally, and as the largest health profession in…

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Cellular Therapies

This unit of study examines current and emerging cellular therapies. It provides students with an overview of the immune system, bone marrow function, cell sources and preparation for transplantation, before more explicitly exploring the short- and long-term care requirements of individuals receiving autologous, allogeneic and Chimeric antigen receptor T- cells (CAR-T) therapies.

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Minimum educational qualifications for nursing staff in residential aged care settings

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Ethical leadership in emissions reduction

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Planning your career

As a nurse, you have skills that you are building on to lead and manage and the determination and ambition to succeed in your career. Knowing what is needed to build a prosperous and satisfying career though is completely objective. This means you will have to seriously consider what YOU will need to do to…