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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…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling for greater investments in nurse leadership and professional development in response to new data outlining the extent of Australia’s workforce shortages. Quarterly data from the National Skills Priority List released today, highlighted 9,266 advertised vacancies for registered nurses, making it the highest in-demand profession in Australia. Australian…
Dr Arnold “Puggy” Hunter was born in Darwin (Larrakia country) 14/08/51-03/09/2001. From 1997 till 2008 I was working in Zoos and veterinary practices in Sydney, Darwin, Adelaide and Perth. I gave keeper talks within that framework, always with a dreaming or storytelling reference around our Native fauna. Knowing My Indigenous Blood Lines (Barkindji), I…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) today welcomes the announcement from the NSW Labor Party to enforce minimum staffing commitments and boost nursing numbers in the state. The proposals include staffing levels determined on a shift-by-shift basis and funding for an additional 1,200 nurses to those announced in the State Budget. ACN CEO Adjunct Professor…
The Clinical Research Nurses Faculty was launched in August 2022. This group of highly specialised nurses are passionate about increasing awareness of the importance of their specialty in improving health outcomes. Clinical Research Nurses combine their clinical nursing expertise with research knowledge and skills, to facilitate the delivery of rigorous, high-quality clinical research to improve…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in the Life series. Today is Catherine…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in…
The physiological processes of the human body and how diseases affect it was one reason a career in nursing appealed to me. I found it fascinating at how simple the processes appeared, but they were so complex all the way down to the subatomic level. For some reason, Sepsis was one topic in university I…
Each year in September, the Nursing in the Community Faculty celebrate Nursing in the Community Week to highlight the valuable and sometimes hidden ways nurses contribute to the community. As part of the 2022 celebrations, three community nurses have shared what a typical day in their life is as part of NurseClick’s A Day in…