View Fullscreen More resources Submission Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response inquiry 1 December 2023 Position Statement The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions in the assessment and management of overweight and obese children and young people 5 March 2020 White Paper Nurses are essential in health and aged care reform 1 January 2016 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget…
Completing your nursing studies and entering the workforce is an exciting time. After years of study, you can finally call yourself a nurse, and are often beginning in a graduate nurse program. I completed my graduate year in 2022. For my graduate program, I rotated through neonatal intensive care, paediatric oncology, and general medicine. While…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response inquiry 1 December 2023 Position Statement The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions in the assessment and management of overweight and obese children and young people 5 March 2020 White Paper Nurses are essential in health and aged care reform 1 January 2016 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response inquiry 1 December 2023 Position Statement The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions in the assessment and management of overweight and obese children and young people 5 March 2020 White Paper Nurses are essential in health and aged care reform 1 January 2016 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget…
This article first appeared in the Summer 2022-23 of the Hive. The Hive is an ACN Member-only quarterly publication to showcase the length and breadth of our members and their expertise and experience. Learn more on our website. In August 2022, at the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) National Nursing Forum (NNF) in Darwin, the…
A core component of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is connecting Australia’s nurses to specialties and interests. One of the many ways we connect our community is through our Faculties. Faculties provide likeminded nurses interested in, or working in certain specialties to create a community, connect for opportunities and to support each other in…
Are you keen to share your specialised knowledge with other nurses? Then you may be interested in becoming a tutor/marker with ACN. Being a tutor/marker with ACN allows you to contribute to the nursing profession through leadership and education and provides opportunities for your growth and development as a health professional. Qualifications of academic staff…
81st Anniversary of the sinking of the Vyner Brooke and Bangka Island Massacre To mark the 81st Anniversary of the sinking of the Vyner Brooke and the massacre of 21 nurses at Bangka Island, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has today unveiled the design of the statue of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE,…
The Chronic Disease Nurses Faculty is being launched. This group of highly specialised nurses are passionate about increasing awareness of the importance of their specialty in improving health outcomes. As our population continues to live longer, there is now a need, more than ever, to support our nurses working in the area of Chronic Disease Nursing.…
Featured Image: Pitchyfoto on Shutterstock Why I chose the Australian College of Nursing for my Critical Care study After doing some research on my options, I started the Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing at the Australian College of Nursing (ACN). I found it useful that they are the only college that offers a mid-year…