By Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) ACN Next Generation Community of Interest Chair and author of The Scrubs that Fit NurseClick column 5 predictions for the future Nurse education in Australia has changed completely over the years, as you have seen through this amazing collection of articles. However, I believe we are yet to plateau. Sure,…
Domestic travel has largely re-opened in Australia and to celebrate, we have teamed up with Jon Baines Tours to present a special ‘Nurses Along the Murray Past and Present’ Tour. The CPD Accredited Tour runs from 19-26 April 2021 and provides a nursing perspective on the beautiful idyllic towns on the Murray River. A full…
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View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Skill mix in residential aged care facilities 15 March 2022 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Clinical supervision for nurses and midwives 1 December 2024 White Paper Nurse leadership 1 January 2017 Submission Letter: Addressing Collaborative Arrangements for Nurse Practitioners 8 October 2020 Position Statement Occupational violence against nurses 25 October…
By Trish Lowe MACN – ACN Nurse Educator Nursing speciality organisations, practice standards and benchmarking. The emergence of nursing specialty organisations began at a State level in Australia in the 1950’s, before expanding to either national governing bodies or affiliate organisations in the 1970s and 80s (Pratt, 1994). Nursing specialty organisations had evolved in response…
Shannon Wallis MACN ¬– MeCare Nurse Unit Manager at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service – is reshaping the delivery of care to improve the health outcomes for patients in Regional Queensland. Shannon’s leadership of the MeCare program, which uses innovative technology to allow patients to be virtually monitored in their homes without the need…
By Kate Saw MACN(Student) Stage One ACN Emerging Nurse Leader Not every graduate gets offered a new graduate (new grad) transition program. While the support and guidance inherent in these is designed to help new nurses ease into the profession, it is by no means the only way to get your career off to a…
Members of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Men in Nursing Working Party at the 2019 National Nursing Forum. During our Men in Nursing Campaign, men from all across the country have shared their passion for nursing and being a nurse in our eBook and video series. However, men are not alone in their push…
By Diane Heart MACN(Student) The beginning of this article starts with what appears to be an introduction to a travel blog, however, it is merely an introduction to the significance travelling has had on my choice to study and become a registered nurse. The following article will look at the importance of travelling and how…
By Lieutenant Commander Anthony Russell FACN Deputy Chair of The ACN Military Nursing Community of Interest During this year, the year of the Nurse and the Midwife and on this day, Remembrance Day, it is important to reflect on the role nurses have had during conflict and war. Remembrance Day provides us with an opportunity…