Refugee care in Regional Australia

Refugee Health Nurses are a diverse group of professionals who use their nursing expertise to care and advocate for those of refugee background or seeking asylum. To mark Refugee Week 2021 — which focuses on uniting communities — we spoke to three nurses from across Australia to gain an insight into differing roles refugee health…

Diverse impacts of a nursing career - Australian College of Nursing

The diverse impacts of a nursing career

Nurses are highly skilled and expert professionals who make a difference each and every day within their communities. The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Men in Nursing Impact Series focuses specifically on the efforts of men in nursing in an attempt to increase the numbers of men entering and remaining in the profession. The series…

Position Statement

ACN emissions reduction charter

View fullscreenSkip to PDF content More resources Submission Special commission of inquiry into healthcare funding 1 October 2023 Position Statement Community and primary health care nursing 1 September 2016 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Clinical supervision for nurses and midwives 1 December 2024 Position Statement Voluntary Assisted Dying 20 January 2021 Position Statement Planetary health in…

The musings of a new nurse

Welcome to the musings of a new nurse. 2020 was my graduate year of nursing and the year of more formal support to transition from student to nurse. I was lucky to have such a year, even if the COVID-19 pandemic meant it did not go as I had pictured it. I enjoy medical and…

Position Statement

Coercive control

View fullscreenSkip to PDF content More resources Position Statement Transition to Practice Programs 4 March 2026 Position Statement Skill mix in residential aged care facilities 15 March 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2024-2025 Pre-Budget Submission 10 March 2024 Position Statement The role of nurses in a public health response to child abuse and neglect 6 February…