The admiration patients have for nurses is humbling and inspiring, yet when it comes to being comprehensively consulted on health care issues, nurses are battling for recognition. The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) second annual Policy Summit in Canberra was designed to prepare nurses for seats at the policy-making table, and to recognise the constantly…
How much do you know about the nurses who represented our profession with distinction during the First World War? Those who have nursed before us have considerably shaped how our profession is today. We owe it to our nursing predecessors to learn their names and their history. Dr Ruth Rae FACN is a nurse and…
Nurses representing the profession’s diverse range of specialities and from every state and territory have helped set the policy agenda for 2018 and beyond. The Australian College of Nursing’s Policy Summit brought together over 80 nurses to discuss the issues the profession wants addressed and the solutions it most immediately believes should be pursued. “Over…
Our favourite day of the year, International Nurses Day (IND) is fast-approaching! The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has announced that the theme for this year’s IND, 12 May, is Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Health is Human Right. But what does this theme mean for nurses, and how can we get involved? Health…
Podcasts are a great way to pass time, make you think outside your bubble, learn something new on your commute or even provide some entertainment while you complete household chores. Below are our tips for some great podcasts to listen to, which are especially relevant if you are in nursing or health care. Ausmed Handover…
Recently, ACN’s CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN was interviewed by HotDoc, a website designed to facilitate GP and patient engagement with health. Thank you to Michael McKay for this wonderful article about the profession and work we love! Hugh was 19 when he was awoken by a call from his mum. It was around…
by ACN Policy team ACN is committed to representing the knowledge and expertise of our membership in policy development throughout the Australian health and aged care system. In this series we want to share what ACN is doing in the policy space with our Fellows, Members and health care community and how your contributions shape…
by ACN Media Officer Jessica Pham 7 April each year marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (more commonly known as the WHO) in 1948. The rest of the world celebrates it as World Health Day – a day for global awareness of a single health challenge that can create global…