The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes that mandating registered nurses in aged care 24/7 has been one of the first pieces of legislation put forward during the first sitting of the new Parliament. However, they have urged the measure to be supported by a range of other measures ensuring there is a sustainable and…
Imagine it is your first day on a new ward as a nursing student. You check your fresh-pressed scrubs that are often too big for you, four pens in your pocket in case any of the brand new pens fail on you for some reason, stethoscope in your pocket, badge perfectly aligned so everyone knows…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes the announcement today by Federal Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil highlighting the processing of almost 60,000 permanent visa applications will be prioritised to help fill worker shortages in areas of need such as nursing, health and aged care. “I welcome today’s comments from Minister O’Neil outlining the Federal…
Featured Image: totajla on Shutterstock I was born and raised in rural New South Wales and Queensland. I had heard the word ‘remote nursing’ but truly had no concept until I landed in remote locations in Western Australia (WA). Having worked my entire career (nearly 30 years) in tertiary hospitals, ‘going remote’ was my adventure.…
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) nursing first began as a specialised field in Australia about two decades ago, coinciding with the first treatment for MS in Australia, an injection called Betaferon. As nurses were recruited to help train patients in self injection techniques, it became apparent that nurses could have a significant impact in MS symptom management…
Featured Image: Peter Galleghan on Shutterstock For many of us nursing students, placement takes place in a medical/surgical environment where most of our shift consists of meticulous care plans and having a good old chat with our patients throughout the day. But what happens when the next four to six weeks of your nursing journey…
On International Nurses Day 2022, the ACN Melbourne Region facilitated a Webinar to celebrate the importance of Refugee Health and to heighten awareness to our nursing community. We were so lucky to be guided by skilled practitioners and consumers in this area – the inaugural Nurse Practitioner in Refugee Health Merrilyn Spratling FACN, the State-wide…
Featured image: GoodStudio on Shutterstock By Jayde White As a refugee health nurse based in Melbourne Victoria, my role is to help navigate refugee and asylum-seeking people around the Australian healthcare systems and to advocate for them to maintain access to the support they need. It is hard to capture a typical day of a…
Featured Image: Ross Pancho MACN, Course Coordinator, Graduate Certificate of Digital Health The Australian College of Nursing is excited to continue launching new Graduate Certificates as part of our ongoing commitment to advancing leadership in the evolving areas of nursing. One of these in 2022 has been the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health, a course…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes the regional health workforce incentive announced this week by the New South Wales (NSW) Government but warned that a multi-pronged solution is required to ensure all Australians have access to quality nursing care for generations to come. “I am pleased to see that the NSW Minister for Regional…