Last week, we featured our 11 new Stage One Emerging Nurse Leaders (ENLs). Today, we are delighted to introduce you to the 12 driven individuals selected for Stage Two of the highly-regarded program. We congratulate all participants on their selection into our prestigious award program. We hope you enjoy reading about their ambitions for 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 on…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) acknowledges that enrolled and registered nurses are at the heart of aged care and will only become more indispensable as our population continues to age. That’s why we are committed to supporting aged care nurses to advance their scope and skills, feel connected and empowered and recognise their value…
ACN President Professor Christine Duffield FACN and Sharon Downman FACN at the 2019 National Nursing Forum. Throughout November our Nurse Informatics Community of Interest (COI) is running a campaign focusing on raising awareness of informatics and recognizing the excellent work nurses are doing in the informatics space. Across the month we will share with you four…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) Program aims to identify and nurture the individuals who will shape our professions’ future. It assists early-career enrolled and registered nurses in developing their leadership skills through unparalleled access to high profile nurse leaders, mentoring, career coaching and professional development opportunities. The program has five…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Impact of COVID-19 on the nursing profession: managing repercussions, enabling opportunities 6 March 2023 Position Statement Minimum educational qualifications for nursing staff in residential aged care settings 9 November 2021 White Paper Regulation of the unregulated health care workforce across the health care system 21 October 2019 Position Statement…
The numbers simply don’t add up when it comes to the current aged care nursing workforce, the Australian College of Nursing warned the Royal Commission in Melbourne yesterday. “Our population is ageing. Today, 15 per cent of Australians are aged over 65. This is about one million more people than there were in 2001-02, yet…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Occupational violence against nurses 25 October 2021 White Paper Regulation of the unregulated health care workforce across the health care system 21 October 2019 Submission Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response inquiry 1 December 2023 Position Statement Nursing leadership in managing multimorbidity and COVID-19 24 January 2022 Position Statement Quality health…
Louise Walker (Great Comebacks Steering Committee); Julia Kittscha MACN, Bruce Moncrieff (Acting Vice President, General Manager, ConvaTec Australia). Julia Kittscha MACN has dedicated her nursing career to improving the quality of care for ostomates. In September 2019 her exceptional contribution to the field was honoured with the ConvaTec Stomal Therapy Nurse Great Comebacks Award which acknowledges…
Melinda McIntyre is a registered nurse/midwife who has been working with Queensland Health since 1989. She currently works as a midwife at Redland Hospital in Brisbane, QLD. Melinda has taken the time to share her experiences of a recent health care tour to South Africa. Why did you want to go on a health care…