ACN will be launching a postgraduate unit to educate nurses on endometriosis, thanks to an Australian Government grant and community collaborations with Endo Help. Endometriosis is a common, debilitating and aggressive benign condition which affects more than 10% of Australian women. It has historically been under-recognised and underdiagnosed in this country, but recently more attention…
News that all state and territories have agreed to abolish the tax on sanitary products is welcomed by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN). “Female personal hygiene products are essential to a woman’s health and wellbeing, and it is far past time for them to be recognised as a necessity,” said Australian College of Nursing…
by Jessica Pham, ACN Media Officer This year we have seen an increase in people taking charge of their health and wellbeing, openly speaking about issues that they had been suffering with in silence, in some cases, for years. ACN recognises that nurses, in particular, often do not practice adequate self-care strategies and suffer…