The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) was proud to collaborate with the Minister for Health, to present the inaugural Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers in April 2019. The award celebrated and acknowledged the extraordinary contribution nurses make to the Australian health care system and gave much needed recognition to the leaders of our profession.…
Sharron Smyth-Demmon MACN volunteering at an MS fundraiser with Sara Peterson World MS Day is held annually on 30 May and is dedicated to increasing awareness for all those affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In this passionate NurseClick article, Australian College of Nursing (ACN) nurse educator Sharron Smyth-Demmon MACN details the symptoms of MS and…
By Luke Yokota MACN I am very proud to be a part of the nursing profession. During my career as a nurse I have never looked back. Willing to give it my all, be with people and support them as much as possible. My original call into nursing didn’t start at an early age…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) were proud to collaborate with the Minister for Health, to present the inaugural Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers in April 2019. The award celebrated and acknowledged the extraordinary contribution nurses make to the Australian health care system and gave much needed recognition to the leaders of our profession.…
National Palliative Care Week (NPCW), which runs from 19-25 May 2019, aims to increase awareness and understanding of palliative care within the Australian community. The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is proud to continually set the benchmark when it comes to advocating for better standards of palliative care. Our End of Life Care Policy Chapter…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) were proud to collaborate with the Minister for Health, to present the inaugural Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers in April 2019. The award celebrated and acknowledged the extraordinary contribution nurses make to the Australian health care system and gave much needed recognition to the leaders of our profession.…
Some of our ENLs at the ACN Nursing and Health Expo 2018 Are you an early-career nurse keen to make a difference to our profession? The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) program aims to empower nurses by nurturing and developing their leadership skills. All early-career nurses— from undergraduate students to nursing…
At the 2018 Australian College of Nursing (ACN) National Nursing Forum (NNF), ACN Men in Nursing Working Group Chair Luke Yokota MACN shared his views on why men continue to be a minority in nursing with the Federal Health Minister and over 500 delegates. Luke shared his experiences of being a male nurse and 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…
1min.care, a global awareness campaign originating in Germany, aims to address this issue by encouraging groups around the world to get together and applaud nursing for one minute each to raise the profile of nursing and celebrate our profession.