Australian College of Nursing (ACN) President Emeritus Professor Christine Duffield FACN has been announced as one of 32 new inductees into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The honour is reserved for nurses who have ‘significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession of nursing and the…
On Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 4:20 pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nurse Sister Ellen Louisa ‘Nell’ Keats. Nell died on 16 February 1942 during the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 20 of her Australian Army Service Nursing colleagues and one civilian. Australian…
by Dr Ruth Rae FACN Dr Ruth Rae FACN has been a registered nurse since 1978 and has worked as a freelance researcher and writer for more than 20 years. Her interest in nursing history led to her completing a PhD thesis and multiple books on Australian nurses in the First World War. ACN partnered…