The Rural and Remote Nursing Faculty links nurses who have an interest within the area of Rural Nursing and Midwifery. Our aim is to provide opportunities for members to enhance their knowledge and keep up to date with latest news and research findings, identification of best practice and major policy developments, as well as engage…
The interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution — collectively known as the triple planetary crisis — are intensifying, with profound implications for human health. These impacts will disproportionately affect Australia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. The Planetary Health Faculty serves to inform and prepare nurses to respond to these challenges through capacity…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Leadership Faculty links nurses who have an interest in Leadership. The aim of the Leadership Faculty is to provide opportunities for members to enhance their leadership skills and knowledge through mentorship, networking and sharing current evidence-based research and best practice guidelines. Members will share experiences and learnings with their…
Facilitating a network of like-minded Fellows and Members who share an interest in the issues faced by all Australians in the pursuit of a whole of life approach to ageing. This enables members of the Aged Care Nursing Faculty to enhance their knowledge and keep up to date with the latest news, research findings, and…
The Children and Young People Faculty aims to support nurses working in the field of adolescent and young people’s nursing. Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood and encompasses elements of biological growth and social role transition. Alongside this belief, social forces, such as digital media as well as economic and political…
The Global Nursing Faculty provides discussion, networking and support opportunities for all ACN Members and Fellows with an interest in global nursing affairs. It is particularly aimed at ACN Members who: are working in Australia but who trained and worked overseas were trained in Australia but are currently working overseas are working in Australia but…
Disasters disrupt the normal functioning of communities. When a disaster occurs, Australian nurses may respond as part of a government or non-government disaster medical assistance team. Additionally, nurses may be in the communities, which are affected by disaster and spontaneously respond outside of disaster team. The Australian College of Nursing, Disaster Health Faculty is established…
Nurses have a pivotal role to play in the widespread implementation and adoption of digital health technologies throughout the healthcare sector for the primary purpose of improving safety and quality of patient care. The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Nurse Informatics and Digital Health Faculty brings together a group of nurses with a common interest…
Nursing in the Community are a diverse group of health professionals working in a wide range of service delivery settings. They are well placed to play a major role in the coordination and linking of patients across our often-fragmented Australian Healthcare System. Our Faculty brings nurses in the community together to share our vision for…