Prachi speaking at the 2020 ACN Roadshow in Sydney The 10th annual Australian Health Care Week — which runs from 17-18 March at the International Convention Centre in Sydney — provides a platform for the Australian health care community to come together and explore the strategies needed to improve health care provision in Australia now…
Adjunct Professor Sue Hawes FACN sharing her expertise during the 2020 Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program In June, nursing leaders from across Australia will congregate in Sydney for the Australian College of Nursing’s Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program (MCNLP). The program — which is tailored for registered nurses who have more than six years of professional experience…
In the ‘Grad Firsts’ NurseClick Column, Stage Two Emerging Nurse Leader Emma Wright MACN provides personal and honest reflections on her recent experiences as a graduate nurse. The articles, which can be viewed in full here, are a great resource for those at the early stages of their journey through the nursing profession. I remember,…
View Fullscreen More resources Submission Engaging your Member of Parliament 9 September 2022 Position Statement Bullying in the workplace 11 May 2021 Policy Paper Nurse leadership during disruptive events 17 March 2022 Position Statement Community and primary health care nursing 1 September 2016 Submission Inquiry into human rights framework 6 July 2023 White Paper Establishing…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Leading digital health transformation: The value of Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) roles 14 July 2020 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Cultural safety 23 March 2018 White Paper Regulation of the unregulated health care workforce across the health care system 21 October 2019 Submission National nursing workforce 19 December 2023…
On 16 February 1942, 21 Australian Nurses who dedicated their lives to helping others were murdered in the horrific Banka Island Massacre. The nurses washed ashore on the Island after the ship they were travelling on, the SS Vyner Brooke, was sunk off the coast of Indonesia by Japanese aircraft. After surrendering, the nurses were…
By Louise Lommerse MACN Stage Four ACN Emerging Nurse Leader Since 2017, I have been part of a volunteer organisation called Disaster Relief Australia (DRA). DRA is a veteran-led organisation that rapidly deploys disaster relief teams domestically and internationally. This organisation provides a purpose for veterans, emergency first responders, health professionals and civilians to serve and assist others in times of need.…
Jay with her team at the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) in Sydney By Jay Court MACN In the first article of this two-part series, I spoke about my journey through the nursing profession and how my participation in the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Emerging Nurse Leader program helped me land…
View Fullscreen More resources Clinical Care Standards Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) – Australian Standards for Practice 1 March 2023 Position Statement The role of nurses in chronic disease prevention and management in rural and remote areas 26 May 2020 White Paper The case for nurse leadership in value-based health care 2 December 2020 Position Statement…
By Jay Court MACN Being a new graduate in a pandemic In February 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding, I was starting a new graduate transition program as a mental health nurse in an acute in-patient setting. My trepidation about caring for clients at their most vulnerable was magnified by my growing anxiety…