Whether you are an undergraduate student or an experienced nursing superstar, ACN is here to support you and help you stay informed, connected and inspired. Become a part of our tribe to connect with like-minded nurses, access a huge number of benefits, build your profile and be the best nurse you can be!
ACN offers flexible online education designed for nurses by nurses with a strong clinical focus and evidence based practice. Whether you’re an RN or an EN, looking to take your career in a new direction and specialise, or just tick off some CPD hours, we’ve got your learning needs covered!
Our mission is to enhance health care by advancing nurse leadership. We believe all nurses are inherently leaders.
Regardless of your job title or the number of years you have been nursing YOU are a leader! ACN can help you enhance your leadership skills and confidence through specialised leadership webinars and face-to-face training.
We are powerful individually – together we’re unstoppable! ACN brings together thousands of extraordinary nurses from across the country to build a strong, collective voice for nursing. ACN commands the respect and recognition our profession deserves, ensuring the expertise and experiences of nurses are represented in policy development throughout the Australian health system.
ACN is the pre-eminent professional nursing membership organisation in Australia, open to nurses in all settings and at every stage of their career. In addition to being the Australian member is the International Council of Nurses, ACN is also an authorised higher education provider and registered training organisation and specialises in online postgraduate, professional development and training courses for registered and enrolled nurses.
We can assist you to showcase your organisation, products and services to nurses; demonstrate your leadership in corporate social responsibility; increase brand equity and credibility; build brand and business loyalty; increase sales and market share; and generate positive media and PR coverage, with positive brand positioning to key audiences.
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Research revealing female health care workers are more than twice as likely to have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from their partner in the past year than other women spotlights the urgent need for Australia to do more to care for those who care for our community. “One woman being…
Proposed changes to university debt repayment thresholds have the very real potential of making nursing study unattractive and exacerbate anticipated workforce shortages. “To push nurse graduates to repay their university loans before establishing permanent and secure employment is unfairly handicapping graduates from realising their potential and poses another negative factor…
Reports the Coalition Government will only allow Senators and MPs a conscience vote on permitting the ACT and Northern Territory to make laws on voluntary assisted dying in return for crossbench support to reestablish the Australian Building and Construction Commission are disappointing, the Australian College of Nursing said today. “This…
Australia’s stillbirth rate has barely changed in the last 20 years and is today 30 per cent higher than other developed countries, making it past time to focus investment on addressing this neglected epidemic, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has told the Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education.…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is getting behind the Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise awareness and funds for the many Australians facing homelessness. “Tomorrow, on what is expected to be one of the longest, coldest nights of the year, I will be sleeping outdoors in Canberra to raise funds…
Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, CEO of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) congratulates the recipients in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 honours list. “On behalf of ACN I would like to especially congratulate all the nurses who are the recipients of these prestigious awards,” said Adjunct Professor Ward. “These recipients…
