The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is proud to announce the four nurses who have been selected by an expert panel as Finalists in the 2023 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. In its fifth year, the Award recognises nurses whose leadership has led to innovative solutions addressing key challenges facing our health and aged…
With almost daily media reports of doctor shortages and overworked doctors, especially in rural and regional communities, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is urging all Australian governments to increase the use and deployment of nurses to ensure patients receive the health care they need, when and where they need it. The Sunday Mail in…
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, said today that comments by NASOG President Dr Gino Pecoraro claiming women would be at risk if Nurse Practitioners prescribed the abortion pill are insulting, patronising, and out of touch with reality. Adjunct Professor Ward said the Government’s welcome changes to the prescribing of…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is further strengthening its links with the nursing profession in the Pacific with a new scholarship program. ACN CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, said today that the ACN Foundation is offering two international scholarships for nursing leaders from Pacific Island Nations to participate in ACN’s Institute of Leadership…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has received a third round of funding under the Aged Care Transition to Practice Program (ACTTP) to continue upskilling nurses to work in aged care. ACN has participants and mentors in the program from all States and Territories and from more than 40 different aged care organisations. ACN CEO,…
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, said the decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to allow appropriately qualified and trained Nurse Practitioners to prescribe MS-2 Step for medical terminations will make access to this treatment and comprehensive quality health care more equitable for all Australian women. Adjunct Professor Ward…
View fullscreenSkip to PDF content More resources Budget Submission ACN’s 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission 25 January 2023 White Paper Nurse leadership 1 January 2017 Policy Paper The first 2000 days – Discussion Paper 3 September 2025 Position Statement The role of nurses in promoting healthy ageing 25 November 2019 Submission National nursing workforce 19 December 2023…
Featured image: Diva Madan (Nurse Educator – Higher Education), Australian College of Nursing Across every generation, our Elders play a critical role to our communities and families. The 2023 theme for NAIDOC Week is ‘For Our Elders’ and emphasises this important role for passing on culture, knowledge and wisdom between generations. However, as First Nations…
This unit of study explores the impetus for change in conventional health service delivery and the issues related to providing health services for people with chronic disease.
Featured Image: speedshutter Photography on Shutterstock The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Disaster Health Faculty supports the development of resources to prepare nurses to respond to disaster conditions. A nurse faces disaster conditions when the normal functioning of the organisation has been suddenly disrupted by a wide-scale emergency. Emergencies can be isolated to the organisation…