International Nurses Day represents an opportunity to reflect upon the significant contribution nurses make in all health care settings, but particularly this year with nurses leading both the continued fight against COVID-19 and the recovery from the pandemic, according to the Australian College of Nursing (ACN). Celebrating the day, Australian College of Nursing Chief Executive…
The direct investment by the Federal Government to support nursing in aged care was welcomed by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) as part of the 2021-22 Federal Budget. ACN welcomed the $17.7 billion investment into the aged care sector and especially the $216.7 million investment in nursing scholarships, transition to practice programs and additional…
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The Scrubs that Fit column on the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) NurseClick blog is all about the highs and lows of being an early-career nurse from the perspective of Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) Lucy Osborn MACN. Since starting the column, Lucy has written over 20 articles that provide advice to early career nurses and…
Dr Jacqueline (Jacqui) Pich MACN is renowned in the Australian nursing profession for her leading research on occupational violence against nurses and health professionals. She is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and a Committee Chair on the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Nurses and Violence Taskforce. In…
Liam Jackson MACN — a Stage Five Australian College of Nursing Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) — is part of the 1.44% of midwives in Australia who identify as male (NMBA,2020). With International Day of the Midwife (IMD) approaching on 5 May, we caught up with Liam to discuss his journey to becoming a midwife and…
The Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 cannot be effective as they have overlooked inviting the most influential profession to the delivery of a successful vaccine rollout, according to the Australian College of Nursing (ACN). Without hearing the nursing profession share their concerns and ideas, the Committee is missing a real opportunity to offer solutions to…
Stage Four Emerging Nurse Leader Sophie Daniel MACN has penned a heartfelt open letter to welcome in 2021’s new graduate nurses and nursing students. Dear graduate nurses and nursing students, No matter how young or old you are, soon you will embark on one of the biggest journeys of your life. Nursing will push you…
View Fullscreen More resources White Paper A new horizon for health service: Optimising advanced practice nursing 1 November 2019 Position Statement Person-centred care 26 May 2020 Position Statement Nurses and violence 3 March 2023 Submission Special commission of inquiry into healthcare funding 1 October 2023 Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Policy Paper Nurse…
By Emma Reardon MACN I began writing this article on 11 August 2020, eight days into my quarantine at the Hotel for Heroes with a COVID-19 infection. Over the past eight months, I’ve written and rewritten the words, shaped and reshaped the story. This article began as a public health message with details of symptom…