In collaboration with the Australian College of Nursing, the ACN Foundation is calling for family, friends and colleagues to share stories and reflections of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, FNM, FRCNA and the 21 nurses who lost their lives at the Bangka Island Massacre in 1942 in one of the worst atrocities…
Featured Image: Orawan Pattarawimonchai on Shutterstock Endometriosis is a chronic health condition that affects one in nine people with a uterus every year. Despite how common the condition is, it can be extremely difficult to be diagnosed, with the average diagnosis taking place seven years after the first appearance of symptoms. To bring awareness to…
Image Source: Evgeny Freyer on Shutterstock On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 4:45pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nursing Service nurse Sister Nancy Harris. Sister Harris died on 16 February 1942 as part of the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 21 of her Australian…
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International Women’s Day – 8 March 2023 The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on Australian employers to continue to strive towards pay equity this International Women’s Day. Despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reporting that the gender pay gap fell to 13.3 per cent in November 2022, the lowest level since records…
Featured image source: Australian War Memorial On 16 February 1942, twenty-two Australian nurses washed ashore on Bangka Island among a large group of survivors after the bombing of the SS Vyner Brooke – a civilian ship – after it left Singapore. Out of the sixty-five nurses that left Singapore, twelve nurses had already died in…
Recently, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) announced updates to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule in Australia. After extensive research, eligible people without immune compromise under the age of 26 will now only need one dose of an HPV vaccine to be considered fully immunised. All nurses versed in immunisation should be…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Diabetes inquiry 1 August 2023 Position Statement Scope of practice – Registered Nurses in the community setting 2 June 2024 Submission Letter: Addressing Collaborative Arrangements for Nurse Practitioners 8 October 2020 Clinical Care Standards Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) – Australian Standards for Practice 1 March 2023 Policy Paper Nurses, immunisation…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Diabetes inquiry 1 August 2023 Position Statement Scope of practice – Registered Nurses in the community setting 2 June 2024 Submission Letter: Addressing Collaborative Arrangements for Nurse Practitioners 8 October 2020 Clinical Care Standards Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) – Australian Standards for Practice 1 March 2023 Policy Paper Nurses, immunisation…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Diabetes inquiry 1 August 2023 Position Statement Scope of practice – Registered Nurses in the community setting 2 June 2024 Submission Letter: Addressing Collaborative Arrangements for Nurse Practitioners 8 October 2020 Clinical Care Standards Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) – Australian Standards for Practice 1 March 2023 Policy Paper Nurses, immunisation…