2024 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers Professor Lorna Moxham FACN has won the 2024 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers for her innovative approach to mental health care and recovery by working with patients and nursing students in unison in a camp environment. The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, announced Professor…
The Board of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) today announced the appointment of Dr Kathryn Zeitz FACN as the organisation’s new CEO. The announcement was made at the ACN National Nursing Forum (NNF) in Cairns. Dr Zeitz is an accomplished and respected health administrator, academic, researcher, and nursing leader. Dr Zeitz is currently the…
Urinary catheter insertion is a common procedure for managing urinary complications in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Research, however, suggests that catheter-associated urinary tract infections are the most common nosocomial infections worldwide. Of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections, 80% occur in catheterised patients (Gesmundo, 2016 & Gilbert et al., 2018). The National Ageing Research Institute (2024)…
ACN is excited to launch its newest faculty – Street Health. This faculty will bring nurses together who care for people suffering homelessness and will address a significant gap in our healthcare system. This faculty, the first of its kind in Australia, will be chaired by ACN’s previous Trailblazer Award winner Sonia Martin MACN. In…
At ACN, we value the insights and experiences of our Affiliate Members. Being an ACN Affiliate Member is more than just a relationship; it is about forming connections, supporting each other, and advancing the industry for our nurses, students, and healthcare professionals. We want to hear directly from our affiliates about why they enjoy being…
A nutritional study conducted by Monash and Griffith Universities has revealed the alarming extent of malnourishment in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The study reports that over 40% of residents were categorised as malnourished, while 6% were characterised as severely malnourished (O’Shea et al., 2024). The federal government currently estimates the cost of malnutrition in…
ACN National Nursing Forum (NNF) 2024, Cairns, 14-16 August 2024 One of Australia’s biggest annual gatherings of nursing leaders, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) National Nursing Forum (NNF), will take place in Cairns from 14-16 August. The NNF 2024 theme is Regenerate, Reinvigorate, Reclaim: Sustainable solutions for our future. Around 700 nurses from around…