The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed the announcement by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in Australia. Chief Executive Officer of ACN, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, said the vaccine was a welcome development in the fight against COVID-19. “This is the news we have been…
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 2021 Ceremonies — which have been altered to ensure attendees COVID-19 safety — will honour two nurses who served in the Second World War. Captain Pauline Blanche Hempsted ceremony will…
By Christopher Veal MACN As nurses, we often have experiences which, despite the demanding nature of our work, that reaffirm our faith in our capabilities and our profession, reminding us why we chose this line of work. As a Registered Nurse newly staffed at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, I was expected to work wherever I was placed, typically…
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By Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) This column, The Scrubs that Fit, is all about the highs and lows of being an early-career 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…
By Diane Heart MACN ENL A good leader is inspirational and transformative. They have good communication and problem-solving skills, paired with the ability to navigate a person or organisation to better ground. The essential skills of a good leader are often associated with a person that identifies as extroverted. Extroverted people are confident in vocational…