The power of a nursing buddy

The power of a nursing buddy

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…

National Nursing Roadshow – Stakeholder Kit

Stakeholder kit Show your support for the National Nursing Roadshow by sharing the content below on your website, social networks or within your health service organisation. More information on ACN’s National Nursing Roadshow Contact: events@acn.edu.au On this page Social images EDM banners Suggested messaging Tag us with the social handles Social images FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebook For Facebook…

Media Release - Australian College of Nursing

Prioritisation of permanent visa processing welcome step in addressing nursing workforce crisis

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…

What does it mean to become a remote nurse?

What does it mean to become a remote nurse?

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.…

The role of nurses in MS care

The role of nurses in Multiple Sclerosis Care

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…

Supporting Refugee Health – Where are we now?

Supporting Refugee Health – Where are we now?

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…

A Day in the Life of a Refugee Nurse

A day in the life of a refugee nurse

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…