Engaging with your local MP (Member of Parliament) is a powerful way to ensure the knowledge, experience and expertise of nurses shapes the direction of health care in Australia. You can help politicians recognise the vital role nurses play in the health system, harnessing their collective voice to influence Australia’s health policies for generations to…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) are hosting two introductory CPD accredited My Health Record webinars to support the critical role nurses play in delivering coordinated health care to patients. The webinars will address what My Health Record is, why we need it and when…
October 13 is World Thrombosis Day (WTD), observed every year on the birthday of the German physician, biologist and anthropologist Rudolf Virchow, the man credited with being the ‘father of modern pathology’ who pioneered the pathophysiology of thrombosis. WTD is dedicated to raising more awareness about the often-misunderstood condition of thrombosis, and so this year,…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program provides nurses who are passionate about advancing their careers with the skills to lead change in the nursing profession. Participants are supported through personal development, career coaching and learning sets. The program’s inaugural participants undertook a five-day intensive course in Canberra in June 2019 and…
Male nurses from around Australia are sharing their stories to encourage more men to pursue a rewarding career in nursing. “Today we understand that no job is off limits based on a person’s gender,” Australian College of Nursing (ACN) CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN explained. “We have made great strides in making sure doors…
The Australian College of Nursing has warned Australia’s 10-year Preventive Health Strategy is doomed to failure if nurses are not at the centre of its development. “We commend the Commonwealth on its commitment to improving preventive health care in this country,” Australian College of Nursing CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said. “However, it was…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program provides nurses who are passionate about advancing their careers with the skills to lead change in the nursing profession. Participants are supported through personal development, career coaching and learning sets. The program’s inaugural participants undertook a five-day intensive course in Canberra in June 2019 and…
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 on…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program provides nurses who are passionate about advancing their careers with the skills to lead change in the nursing profession. Participants are supported through personal development, career coaching and learning sets. The program’s inaugural participants undertook a five-day intensive course in Canberra in June 2019 and…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program provides nurses who are passionate about advancing their careers with the skills to lead change in the nursing profession. Participants are supported through personal development, career coaching and learning sets. The program’s inaugural participants undertook a five-day intensive course in Canberra in June 2019 and…