Matthew (Matt) Mason MACN is a lecturer in nursing on the Sunshine Coast and one of the key infection prevention and control specialists within our ACN Tribe. We caught up with Matt to discuss his nursing career in this field and his advice for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My experience in infection prevention and…
Tiffany McKay MACN often spends this time of year holidaying in sunny Southern Europe. However, COVID-19 has disrupted those plans and she now finds herself on the frontline of the pandemic at Bendigo Hospital. In the lead up to International Nurses Day (IND) on 12 May, we caught up with Tiffany to discuss her journey…
By Ben Jenkins MACN, Nursing Officer in the Australian Army and host of The ACN Podcast Why it will never feel like the ‘right time’ I remember the afternoon vividly. I finished a clinical shift within the intensive care unit (ICU) and was on the way home when I decided to pull my car over…
Julie Tucker MACN, Nurse Midwife at the Lyell McEwin Hospital talks to the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in the lead up to International Nurses Day on 12 May. ACN Member Julie Tucker MACN works at a large metropolitan hospital in a large tertiary setting. She works in women and children’s area and her specialty…
Arun Thomas MACN, a Stage Five ACN Emerging Nurse Leader, is an inspiring and emerging leader in the healthcare sector who has a strong focus and passion for leadership, governance, advocacy and aged care. A Registered Nurse, he became one of the youngest public hospital directors in Victoria when he was appointed by Minister of…
In the lead up to International Nurses Day, the Australian College of Nursing talks to Jaya Thomas MACN, about how 2020 has indeed been Year of the Nurse & Midwife. “It’s bizarre when you think about it – the Year of the Nurse & Midwife was an opportunity for us to put our profession in…