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) is proud to offer our Understanding Data in Health Care Single Unit of Study (SUS) with support from The Australian Digital Health Agency. Clinical communication and data science are dependent on the existence of accurate and organised data. As the role of technology continues to expand in health settings,…
Jay when she was living and working in Ethiopia before her nursing career. Image credit: Colin Cosier By Jay Court MACN, mental health nurse and Australian College of Nursing Stage Two Emerging Nurse Leader “The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.” George Bernard Shaw As I undertake a Graduate…
First office of the NSW College of Nursing at Macquarie Street Sydney. Credit: ACN Archives By Trish Lowe MACN – ACN Nurse Educator Specialty post-graduate education and the establishment of nursing Colleges. Discussions regarding the need for nursing to emulate health professionals- such as dentists and pharmacists- by now transitioning their education to the…
By Catelyn Richards MACN (ENL) Communications Coordinator, Climate and Health Community of Interest When I was at school I remember my music teacher educating me about collective responsibility; where we must all be held accountable for the outcomes of our group. All twenty of us scrawny school children were seated in a messy semi-circle around…
By Amy Humme MACN (ENL), Catelyn Richards MACN (ENL) and Jennifer Weller-Newton FACN. The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Melbourne Region recently hosted a webinar in celebration of International Nurses Day and 2020 being World Health Organization’s International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The theme for this event was nursing leadership, ‘Becoming and…
By Emma Reardon MACN (ENL) As students, we know that clinical placement is the perfect place to put theory into practice and solidify our clinical knowledge. We arrive on our first day, clinical competency documents in hand, ready to gain real-life clinical experience. However, when focusing on our clinical skills, we can overlook the incredible…
In 1960, soon to be sixteen-year-old Janet Forsyth MACN began her nursing career at Goulburn Base Hospital. On Sunday, Janet will say goodbye to the profession to which she has dedicated 60 years of her life. Her nursing journey is remarkable— from small-town beginnings to becoming one of New South Wales’ most senior stomal therapy nurses, all whilst overcoming challenges and adversities along the way. Janet spent her first 12 months as a nurse in the pan room in the Children’s Ward at Goulburn Base Hospital on cleaning…
By Trish Lowe MACN – ACN Nurse Educator The impact of military service and the emergence of nurse leaders At the commencement of the South African (Boer) War (1899-1902), Australian women responded to the New South Wales and Victorian government requests for a nursing detachment to serve alongside Australian troops (Bessant 1999; Department of Defence,…
Overview The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) emphasises nurses’ pivotal role in preventing and managing chronic diseases for optimal health outcomes, especially in rural and remote communities where they often serve as the primary healthcare provider. There are many opportunities for nurses to play a greater role in chronic disease prevention and management in rural…