17 March is the 2023 Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Policy Summit, an annual event for ACN Fellows and Members to set the Policy objectives for the nursing profession. Missed the event, or want to learn more about the announcements you are hearing? Our Communications Officer Kay will be joining us live to keep you…
Australian College of Nursing Policy Summit 2023 Nurses from all over Australia will gather in Canberra this week to address major policy issues for nursing and health care as part of the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Policy Summit: Power, Persistence, and Influence. The ACN Policy Summit will be held on 17 March 2023 at…
Featured Image: fizkes on Shutterstock The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is dedicated to enhancing the leadership, communication and clinical skills for all nurses. The Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) program gives nurses in the first six years of their career opportunities to showcase their knowledge and build their confidence as nurses. ENL alumna Nicole Hibbert…
In collaboration with the Australian College of Nursing, the ACN Foundation is calling for family, friends and colleagues to share stories and reflections of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, FNM, FRCNA and the 21 nurses who lost their lives at the Bangka Island Massacre in 1942 in one of the worst atrocities…
Featured Image: Orawan Pattarawimonchai on Shutterstock Endometriosis is a chronic health condition that affects one in nine people with a uterus every year. Despite how common the condition is, it can be extremely difficult to be diagnosed, with the average diagnosis taking place seven years after the first appearance of symptoms. Nurses play an essential…
Image Source: Evgeny Freyer on Shutterstock On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 4:45pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nursing Service nurse Sister Nancy Harris. Sister Harris died on 16 February 1942 as part of the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 21 of her Australian…
International Women’s Day – 8 March 2023 The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on Australian employers to continue to strive towards pay equity this International Women’s Day. Despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reporting that the gender pay gap fell to 13.3 per cent in November 2022, the lowest level since records…
Featured image source: Australian War Memorial On 16 February 1942, twenty-two Australian nurses washed ashore on Bangka Island among a large group of survivors after the bombing of the SS Vyner Brooke – a civilian ship – after it left Singapore. Out of the sixty-five nurses that left Singapore, twelve nurses had already died in…
Recently, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) announced updates to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule in Australia. After extensive research, eligible people without immune compromise under the age of 26 will now only need one dose of an HPV vaccine to be considered fully immunised. All nurses versed in immunisation should be…
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