Erica O'Donoghue MACN

One nurse’s journey and experience with endometriosis

A chronic menstrual health disorder, endometriosis affects around 700,000 women in Australia (Department of Health 2020). To mark Endometriosis Awareness Month, we spoke to Erica O’Donoghue MACN, a nurse leader who is advocating to raise greater awareness around this debilitating condition and has represented the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) on a steering committee about endometriosis. Erica shares with us her journey to becoming…

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The sexual harassment and/or sexual assault of nurses by patients

View Fullscreen More resources White Paper Nurse leadership 1 January 2017 Submission Inquiry into human rights framework 6 July 2023 Position Statement Nurses and violence 3 March 2023 Submission Scope of practice review 27 October 2023 Submission Letter: Addressing Collaborative Arrangements for Nurse Practitioners 8 October 2020 Position Statement Working with children above a healthy…