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26 April 2019

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The Hive: power of recognition

Nursing matters: The power of recognition

NurseClickBy ACN Publications26 April 2019

By Elizabeth Matters MACN This year, my city’s national league soccer team played in the grand finals and won. It was a big match and a big win and they, and most of the local inhabitants, were ecstatic. As they flew back into town, clutching the enormous gold trophy, they were picked up from the…

The Hive: Motor Neurone Disease

My experience caring for someone with motor neurone disease

NurseClickBy ACN Publications26 April 2019

In the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery program at Monash University, one of the final year units looks at chronic illness management within the primary care setting. The unit covers the management of clients with a wide range of chronic illnesses, care of the ageing person and palliative care. In our workshops for…

Why Australia needs a Climate and Health Community of Interest

NurseClickBy ACN Publications26 April 2019

By Dr Liz Hanna FACN Chair Climate and Health COI ACN embraced Communities of Interest (COIs) as a mechanism to facilitate mutual collegial support to optimise our nursing expertise and professional efficacy, and to advance the voice of nurses on key health issues facing the nation. The Climate and Health COI differs to the other…

The Hive: promoting men in nursing

Promoting men in nursing: Embrace diversity to reduce projected workforce shortages

NurseClickBy ACN Publications26 April 2019

By Luke Yokota MACN (ENL) The Australia’s Future Health Workforce – Nurses Report published by the Department of Health (2014) forecasted a nursing shortage in Australia of 85,000 nurses by 2025, growing to 123,000 nurses by 2030. Even with expert opinions predicting these numbers, they may be inflated when taking into account successful strategies to improve…

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