Since 2013, Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Fellow Dr Patricia Davidson FACN has held the role of Dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. In 2021, Dr Davidson is departing her role leading the world’s third-ranked nursing school to return to Australia to take up a position as…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission 25 January 2023 Position Statement Working with children above a healthy weight in primary health care: ACN Toolkit for nurses 27 April 2021 White Paper Value-based health care through nursing leadership (Abridged) 31 May 2022 Position Statement Surge…
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 Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission 25 January 2023 Position Statement Working with children above a healthy weight in primary health care: ACN Toolkit for nurses 27 April 2021 White Paper Value-based health care through nursing leadership (Abridged) 31 May 2022 Position Statement Surge…
View Fullscreen More resources Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission 25 January 2023 Position Statement Working with children above a healthy weight in primary health care: ACN Toolkit for nurses 27 April 2021 White Paper Value-based health care through nursing leadership (Abridged) 31 May 2022 Position Statement Surge…
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 Position Statement Restrictive practices 7 February 2022 Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission 25 January 2023 Position Statement Working with children above a healthy weight in primary health care: ACN Toolkit for nurses 27 April 2021 White Paper Value-based health care through nursing leadership (Abridged) 31 May 2022 Position Statement Surge…
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…