Testimonials

“I’m very grateful to ACN for the opportunity to be a part of this inaugural leadership program. The team has exceeded all my expectations! Such a wonderful experience to learn from the prestigious and experienced leaders in the fi eld of nursing. Most especially to Kylie for guiding and motivating us to empower ourselves and unlock the gift of leadership we all have-to be confident and create a force for positive change! Face it til you make it! This experience has marked a great impact in my nursing career! Thank you very much!”

“The Australian College of Nursing NUM Leadership Program was everything and more than I expected. Productive, interactive, challenging, inspiring, energetic. High calibre speakers delivered informative, engaging and entertaining presentations. The skills and strategies I have learnt during this program are invaluable to my current role, career progression and guide my part in promoting the profession of nursing. With participants from many states and territories of Australia, the opportunity to network and form connections was fantastic- we started as colleagues and left as friends. Thank you ACN for demonstrating and promoting transformational leadership through this program- you are truly shaping healthcare and advancing nursing.”

“I am an allied health practitioner working in rural NSW in a position that provides care coordination for people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. There is no allied health post graduate education or specific guidelines for how to achieve expert knowledge in Parkinson’s in order to provide best practice care for this clinical population. I first approached the Australian College of Nursing about their Parkinson’s Care course in 2022 as I hoped that completion of the course would be a foundation of knowledge to build on and to ensure best practice care for people with Parkinson’s.

The assessments encourage research and exploration into Parkinson’s and content of the course was easily adaptable to the skills and experience of an allied health clinician. It covered the pathophysiology of the disease, assessment of Parkinson’s symptoms, best practice treatment and care involving the multidisciplinary team and the unique challenges of the person entering the palliative stages of the disease.

I have noted that I have been able to incorporate what I have learned from the course into my work, and my confidence has grown. The course would be very suitable for any allied health clinician who is interested in having a deeper understanding of Parkinson’s care.”

“The Nurse Executive Leadership Program – enlightening, challenging, invigorating, inspiring. This program exceeded all of my expectations. I have been privileged to meet the most inspiring and passionate nurse leaders from around the country. The openness, integrity and passion to impart knowledge and instil the importance of the nursing profession was truly amazing.

I have developed lifelong professional networks with other aspiring nurse executive leaders from around the country. The ability to forge ongoing professional relationships in the form of the mentor program is exciting and I can’t wait to see what this brings in the future. The program has reinforced the importance of the collective nursing voice and has begun to shape my path to influence change.

Thank you to the Nurse Executives for investing their time and to the amazing staff at the Australian College of Nursing for facilitating such a high-quality program.”

“This was a fantastic opportunity to step away from the operational and spend some time on myself in order to be present with my team. The course really challenged me to think about many issues and how I could use that information to improve. I really enjoyed the presenter’s wisdom and knowledge they so freely shared with the group. It was so energising and a fabulous was to connect and network with nurses across the country.”

“This program was more than I ever expected. I would almost say it was life changing. Somehow, I have been reset with now having a totally different view on my work and personal life. I would absolutely recommend it! Biggest take home – be proud, be strong and make a difference. Thank you for such a liberating course.”

“Powerful course! Strengths were in change management, using data for business case planning, coaching and exposure to many high-level nursing leaders. Highly recommend this to anyone at CN or NUM level.”

“I applied for the ACN MCNLP to learn from the best and be inspired by leaders around me – so far I have completed the Masterclasses and it has exceeded my expectations. The MCNLP content is relevant, transferrable and presented by expert, engaging professionals who also shared their amazing experiences which sparked insight into what ‘could be’. The MCNLP has enabled me to make rich, unique connections with like-minded leaders that I believe will stay connected and support each other throughout our careers.”

“This was the most valuable, informative and influencing program that I have ever attended – personally and professionally.”

“This has been the best educational experience ever. I am so impressed with the content; the presenters were amazing.”