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…
If you think attending the National Nursing Forum (NNF) just involves sitting in an auditorium, think again! The NNF is not your average nursing conference. In addition to plenary and concurrent sessions presented by high-calibre leaders, delegates receive access to a jam-packed, interactive program offering ample opportunities to network with like-minded nurses, expand their horizons…
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…
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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…
Featured image: From left to right, ACN President Emeritus Professor Christine Duffield FACN, Emily Hunter, Matilda Pascoe and ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN at the 2022 National Nursing Forum in Darwin. About the scholarship The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS) is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year! Established in 2002 in recognition…
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…
I had a less-than common career path lead me to becoming an infection prevention and control nurse. After a difficult graduate program during the COVID-19 pandemic, I learned that ward-based nursing was not for me, and I moved into diagnostic nursing. I started a position as an endoscopy nurse, with no previous gastroenterology experience. An…