by Judy Hitchcock MACN International Neonatal Nurses Day is 15 August 2018. We extend our most heartfelt gratitude to these exceptional nurses and the vital role they play in the lives of newborns and their families! From the clinicians who value your experienced preparation, Your knowledge and efficiency, your amazing dedication, From the…
by Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) This column, The Scrubs that Fit, is all about the highs and lows of being a junior nurse, from the perspective of an ACN Emerging Nurse Leader. The aim of these blog posts is to help ease the transition from university to grad years and beyond. Find Lucy on ACN’s neo and or Instagram @aussie_nurses. In…
by Dr Ruth Rae FACN Dr Ruth Rae FACN has been a registered nurse since 1978 and has worked as a freelance researcher and writer for more than 20 years. Her interest in nursing history led to her completing a PhD thesis and multiple books on Australian nurses in the First World War. ACN partnered…
By Trisha Dunning AM FACN, P. Martin, N. Orford and L. Orellana. Diabetes reduces life expectancy. One person with diabetes dies every 6 seconds somewhere in the world.1 Diabetes is linked to 3.7 million deaths per year, globally 2 and it is the underlying or associated cause of deaths due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke…
by Katherine Schaffarczyk MACN, Nurse Educator, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Overview of the literature There is evidence that clinical supervision has been practiced since the early days of Freud, with small groups gathering to discuss and review each other’s work (Carroll, 2007). In the late 19th century in the United States, clinical supervision was introduced for social…
by Julie Mortley MACN, Clinical Documentation Specialist As I look back on my nursing career I feel eternally grateful to the profession for the opportunities and experiences it has given me. More than ten years ago I left Australia to work overseas and transitioned into the roles of case management and clinical documentation improvement (CDI). In…
This unit of study is designed to meet the learning needs of nurses caring for adults and children with haematological disorders in a variety of clinical areas, such as general wards, cancer care, palliative care and the community.
by Marie Louise, Co-Founder of Evolve Yourself Institute Nurses have offered themselves in service at the front line and shown the strength and courage of soldiers, only to find themselves no longer at war in 2018. Instead they are succumbing to a subtle line of fire of bullying within the workplace from fellow colleagues,…
By Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) Welcome to the world of nursing. Much like the weather in my hometown Melbourne, where you can experience every season in one day, you can encounter every emotion in one day when you are a nurse. Being a nurse is an extremely rewarding career and I commend you for starting this journey. Just a word…
Somebody I Used to Know Mitchell W (2018), Bloomsbury, London, ISBN 978-1-4088-9386-4 Review by Trisha Dunning AM FACN (DLF) I am sitting in front of the consultant while he scribbles down the results of my latest memory tests. From the other side of the desk, I try and fail to read his writing. Finally he…