The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is again calling on the Government to waive HECS debt for all Australian nurses after they introduced legislation to wipe the debt for nurse practitioners and doctors pursuing a career in regional and remote areas. ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said that nurse practitioners significantly impact the…
This unit of study is designed for nurses who work with people with intellectual and development disability across their lifespan in a variety of settings from the home to hospital.
Featured Image: robuart on Shutterstock What is paediatric nursing? When people ask me what it is like being a paediatric nurse, it can be difficult to summarise all the varying elements, as no two days are the same. It is often referred to as caring for children from birth to 18 years old. However, more…
Australia’s leading academic journal for nursing research, Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, today announced the appointment of a new Editor-in-Chief, Professor Lisa Whitehead FACN. Professor Whitehead is a well-known figure among nursing researchers with 30 years of experience in the field. She is currently the Associate Dean (Research) in the…
Featured Image: Orawan Pattarawimonchai on Shutterstock The choice to start my postgraduate studies with the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) was an easy one. ACN is renowned for its Graduate Certificate in Breast Cancer Nursing, which is delivered online in a fresh and interactive learning platform. The course encouraged collaboration and soon started to provide…
Photo: Supplied by Brownwyn Hausler MACN During the February 2022 floods in southeast Queensland and northern NSW, I volunteered as a student Registered Nurse (RN) to assist the evacuees based at a Southern Cross University campus in Lismore. The facility was transformed almost overnight from a place of learning to a place of shelter for…
October Federal Budget 2022-23 The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed initiatives in last night’s Budget to address health inequalities in our community, but more needs to be done to provide safe and appropriate health care now and in the future. ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said as nurses, we worry about the impact of the rising cost of living on consumers, so it was…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes the announcement by the NSW State Government that people who assault nurses or other health professionals will be given tougher penalties. The law, which came into effect on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, carries new offences ranging from 12 months to 14 years in prison for assaulting frontline health…
Consumers come to Nurse Immunisers for a variety of immunisations from birth until late adulthood. Whether it be the childhood vaccinations set out by the National Immunisation Program Schedule (NIPs), our recommended vaccinations to support our health during winter, or to protect ourselves and our loved ones as they age, immunisations are a regular part…
Transition is the experience of moving from a familiar environment or role to another. New Graduate Registered Nurses (GRNs) can experience a phenomenon known as transition shock as they enter practice for the first time (Graf et al., 2020). The cause of transition shock is related to a clash of values and expectations between the…