Nurses welcome fairer and more equal Australia

Nurses welcome fairer and more equal Australia The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) congratulates the Australian Parliament on the passage of same-sex marriage legislation yesterday, which stipulates that the right to marry in Australia will not be determined by sex or gender. “ACN would like to acknowledge the determined effort of so many people who…

Dignity and choice vital for end-of-life care

Dignity and choice vital for end-of-life care Nurses have identified an urgent need for Australia to have a serious and comprehensive conversation about supporting individual patient choice when it comes to end-of-life decision making. Speaking following passage through the Victorian Parliament of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, Australian College of Nursing CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie…

Principles of Emergency Care

Principles of Emergency Care for Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing (PEC EN)

This course is designed for ENs working in all clinical areas across a variety of health care facilities. It equips ENs with the knowledge underpinning the skills needed in order to render first-line emergency care of acutely ill patients in the clinical setting. This course aims to integrate theory into clinical practice, enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and improve confidence in decision-making when providing care to patients during emergency situations.

Principles of Emergency Care

Principles of Emergency Care for Registered Nurses (PEC RN)

This course is designed for RNs working in any clinical setting in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas. It equips RNs with the knowledge underpinning the skills needed in order to render first-line emergency care in emergency/critical situations. This subject aims to enhance nurses’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and their confidence in decision-making when providing care to patients during emergency situations.

ACN encouraged by the report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory

ACN encouraged by the report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory ACN is encouraged by the recommendations made in the Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. ACN supported…

Nursing Matters

The power of professional dialogue Elizabeth Matters FACN The first recorded evidence of my ambition to become a nurse was at four years old in one of those school record books, which has pockets to save your school related memorabilia. To be honest, it seems that junior Matters really wanted to be a vet nurse…