To mark World Health Day (WHD), the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is highlighting the leading role the nursing profession plays in mitigating the climate crisis and reducing emissions in the health care sector. The 2022 WHD theme, ‘our planet, our health’, shines a spotlight on the devastating impacts of climate change on the health…
Earlier this year, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) debuted our new Faculties. Replacing the Communities of Interest, the Faculties give like-minded ACN Fellows and Members in similar areas of practice the opportunity to connect, network and stay up to date with new research and news in their areas of expertise. For our two-part NurseClick…
By Jade Chen MACN Nursing placements may be rescheduled or postponed for a variety of reasons. The prolonged waiting time to complete the placements can stress students, especially during the already stressful COVID-19 pandemic. For example, I was supposed to have a four-week placement in February 2022. However, due to the Omicron outbreak in early…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s pledge in his Budget Reply Speech tonight to put nurses into residential aged care facilities on a 24-hour basis. Currently there is no mandatory or legislated requirement for a registered nurse on duty in Australian residential aged care facilities. “I welcome Mr Albanese’s Budget…
The role of the nursing profession in leading the repair of Australia’s broken health and aged care systems was the focus of the fifth annual Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Policy Summit. Held in Canberra last month, The Summit brought together nursing leaders, Federal Politicians and health policy experts from across Australia to discuss how…
On Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is celebrating the achievements, presence and community of transgender (trans) and gender-diverse people and highlighting the immediate need to address the health gaps they experience. “Today, I would like to acknowledge the persistent contribution trans and gender-diverse people make to our society and…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is pleased its calls for greater investment in developing and enhancing nurse leadership skills has been answered in last night’s Federal Budget. The Budget contained a $1 million matching co-contribution to ACN for the establishment of 21 scholarships focusing on supporting nurses seeking to further their professional development in…
Shauna Wilson MACN is an Enrolled Nurse currently practicing in Queensland, is the Chair of the ACN Enrolled Nursing faculty and co-Chair of the ACN Diversity and Inclusion Working Party. She has been an active voice in advocating for the inclusion of access for transgender and gender-diverse people in the nursing profession and has written…
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) President Emeritus Professor Christine Duffield FACN has been announced as one of 32 new inductees into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The honour is reserved for nurses who have ‘significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession of nursing and the…
View Fullscreen More resources Policy Paper Improving health outcomes in rural and remote Australia: Optimising the contribution of nurses 1 December 2018 White Paper The nursing response to the climate emergency 8 March 2023 Submission Special commission of inquiry into healthcare funding 1 October 2023 Joint Position StatementPosition Statement Cultural safety 23 March 2018 White…