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Featured Image: Simple Line on Shutterstock Childhood immunisations are an everyday occurrence for many Primary Health Care Nurses. Nurses are well prepared to deal with stressors such as pain, anxiety, and fear in children’s interventions such as vaccination. However, intervention outcomes can improve by redirecting these interventions to parents or carers in order to minimise…
Yesterday’s passage of voluntary assisted dying legislation by the New South Wales parliament is a pivotal moment in the effort to ensure that Australians across the country have access to dignified and compassionate end of care options, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) confirmed today. “ACN understands that voluntary assisted dying continues to raise passionate…
Photo: A group photo of the Tasmania Region Chair Nancy Arnold FACN (right), Deputy Chair Sue Hughes FACN (far left) and Communications Coordinator Jane Springall MACN (far right) with Adjunct Professor Francine Douce MACN (left) and Brent Foreman MACN (middle). Supplied Last Thursday as part of International Nurses Day, Tasmanian nurses gathered in Hobart to…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed news the Australian Labor Party (ALP) would commit $750 million over four years to strengthen Medicare and $220 million on local general practices to strengthen the Primary Care 10 Year Plan. ACN chief executive officer Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN noted that the pledge was the first…
To mark International Nurses Day, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is highlighting the wide scope of ways nurses shape the health of all Australians. The global day of celebration is an International Council of Nurses initiative that shines a spotlight on the crucial role nurses play in providing care at all stages of life,…
Image source: Lucy Osborn MACN and her son Arthur at a cafe. Supplied. Happy Mother’s Day! I would like to extend my praises and love to all those who “mother”. There are so many people who have a mothering role in a child’s life that need to be celebrated today. These people are often overlooked…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is pleased to see the 2022-23 Victorian Budget provide much-needed support for workforce shortages in the nursing profession. Key measures include training and hiring 5,000 new nurses and a recruitment drive for up to 2,000 international health care workers to help the state’s post-pandemic recovery, “I welcome the Victorian…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is excited to announce The ACN Podcast is back in 2022 with a new season and new host. Andrea Jansen MACN is currently the Deputy Chair of ACN’s Next Generation Faculty and is taking over as host of The ACN Podcast for Season Three. Andrea is ready to share…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is encouraging all Australians to check if they are up-to-date with their necessary immunisations to protect our most vulnerable this winter. The calls come during World Immunisation Week, a World Health Organization initiative highlighting how vaccines protect consumers worldwide from a broad range of serious diseases. “During the pandemic,…