To recognise the vital role nurses play in transforming our country’s health and aged care systems the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Minister for Health are collaborating to present the inaugural Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. We are proud to administer this prestigious award to raise the profile of nursing and acknowledge…
To recognise the vital role nurses play in transforming our country’s health and aged care systems the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Minister for Health are collaborating to present the inaugural Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. We are proud to administer this prestigious award to raise the profile of nursing and acknowledge…
Each afternoon at 4:55pm the Australian War Memorial (AWM) holds a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the story of an individual on their Honour Roll. On Tuesday April 2 representatives from ACN will lay a wreath at the ceremony for Flight Lieutenant Lynne Rowbottom. Lynne served in the Australian peace-keeping forces in East Timor and…
In collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) Most of your patients will now have a My Health Record. Between 16 July 2018 and 31 January 2019, Australians had the opportunity to make a choice to have a My Health Record, or to opt-out by 31 January 2019 if they did not want a…
By Lynne Minion When one of the largest local health districts in NSW embarked on a transformation project designed to make it the safest in the state, it had to bring a lot of people along for the ride. With over 15,000 staff serving a population of about one million residents, South Western Sydney Local…
Transitioning to Digital: Change Management Top Tips from Peter MacCallum’s Chief Nursing Officer Ahead of Australian Healthcare Week 2019 Jac Mathieson, Chief Nursing Officer at the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre (Peter McC) shares insights into Peter MacC’s digitisation journey, which includes the implementation of EMR, and delves into lessons learned and top tips to guarantee…
The Policy Summit is a forum for ACNs Policy Chapters to come together, discuss and identify major policy opportunities and build a strategy to address these.
This unit of study analyses the advanced role of the cosmetic nurse. Psychological and social factors relating to cosmetic procedures are examined throughout the consultative process.
This unit of study introduces students to the specialty of cosmetic nursing. Foundational nursing assessment strategies are applied to the use of commonly used cosmetic injectable treatments and other treatments and procedures, including laser.
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…