Overview Australia is grappling with a significant child maltreatment crisis, highlighted by the 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study, which found 62.2% of children and youth experiencing maltreatment, leading to potential mental health problems, behavioural harms and health-risk behaviours. This position statement underscores the necessity for a public health approach to child abuse and neglect. It…
View Fullscreen More resources Budget Submission ACN’s 2024-2025 Pre-Budget Submission 10 March 2024 Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Position Statement The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions in the assessment and management of overweight and obese children and young people 5 March 2020 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Sustainable access to prescription opioids for use in…
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View Fullscreen More resources Policy Paper Nurse leadership during disruptive events 17 March 2022 Position Statement The role of nurses in chronic disease prevention and management in rural and remote areas 26 May 2020 Submission National nursing workforce 19 December 2023 Position Statement The sexual harassment and/or sexual assault of nurses by patients 5 March…
View Fullscreen More resources Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Cultural safety 23 March 2018 Position Statement Person-centred care 26 May 2020 Position Statement Impact of COVID-19 on the nursing profession: managing repercussions, enabling opportunities 6 March 2023 Position Statement Skill mix in residential aged care facilities 15 March 2022 White Paper Establishing a nurse-led palliative care…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Optimising person and family-centred end-of-life care during a pandemic 8 October 2020 Position Statement Nurses and violence 3 March 2023 Position Statement Quality health care for all refugees and asylum seekers 15 October 2019 Clinical Care Standards Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) – Australian Standards for Practice 1 March 2023…
View Fullscreen More resources Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Sustainable access to prescription opioids for use in palliative care 1 May 2019 Submission Inquiry into human rights framework 6 July 2023 Position Statement Nurses and violence 3 March 2023 Submission Unleashing the potential of our health workforce review 23 October 2023 Position Statement Standardised nursing terminology:…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Skill mix in residential aged care facilities 15 March 2022 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Sustainable access to prescription opioids for use in palliative care 1 May 2019 Policy Paper Improving health outcomes in rural and remote Australia: Optimising the contribution of nurses 1 December 2018 Position Statement Working with…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Universal access to reproductive healthcare 1 December 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2024-2025 Pre-Budget Submission 10 March 2024 White Paper Value-based health care through nursing leadership (Abridged) 31 May 2022 White Paper Nurses are essential in health and aged care reform 1 January 2016 Position Statement The role of nurses in…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Working with children above a healthy weight in primary health care: ACN Toolkit for nurses 27 April 2021 White Paper Establishing a nurse-led palliative care service in Australia: an implementation toolkit 12 May 2020 Position Statement The sexual harassment and/or sexual assault of nurses by patients 5 March 2021…