Acculturation in nursing Lesley Potter PhD MACN Introduction The topic I am writing about is ephemeral and difficult to name. It is something that happens albeit unconsciously to all of us who enter the nursing profession. It is something that those on the inside recognise, feel and appreciate but which is not so easily…
Supporting people who live with diabetes and obesity Leigh Spokes FACN As you begin reading this piece let me first make a disclaimer. It will not contain clinical references or fancy graphs with beautifully gathered statistics. What it will contain is my real life experiences of supporting people with diabetes and obesity. It can be…
A personal reflection Suzanne Carroll MACN When it comes to our health, where we live matters. Our family, friends, and even our neighbours may be making us unhealthy. Though we may not realise it, each of us is influenced by the attitudes and behaviours of those around us. We are constantly surrounded by social norms,…
Community and primary health care nurses work in a broad range of service delivery settings in metropolitan, rural and remote areas throughout Australia. These registered nurses, enrolled nurses and nurse practitioners have an expansive scope of practice and provide care across all levels of our health care system. Here are just ten places where you…
Improving outcomes in chronic disease management using nurse-led home telemonitoring Alison Devitt CNC, MACN “The telemonitoring nurse has become one of the pillars of my health, along with my general practitioner (GP) and cardiac nurse,” said Ron during an interview about his experiences participating in a six-month, nurse-led home telemonitoring trial. Ron is a 52-year-old…
Combating chronic lung disease in prematurely born infants Trish Lowe MACN, ACN Nurse Educator Of the 310,330 live babies born in Australia in 2014, approximately 91% were born at term (37–41 weeks) and 9% were pre-term (before 37 completed weeks’ gestation) (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2016, p. 4). Premature birth is associated…
The power of professional dialogue Elizabeth Matters FACN The first recorded evidence of my ambition to become a nurse was at four years old in one of those school record books, which has pockets to save your school related memorabilia. To be honest, it seems that junior Matters really wanted to be a vet nurse…
Nurses positioned to lead prevention of hospital-acquired delirium in older adults Dr Laurie Grealish PhD FACN and Dr Jo-Anne Todd The Australian population is ageing, with 21% projected to be over the age of 65 years by 2061 (ABS, 2013) and in 2014, 41% of hospital separations were aged 65 years and older (AIHW, 2014).…
Working for people who are living with Dementia Samantha Spence MACN “I couldn’t think of anything more depressing than working in Dementia.” Hearing this from a close friend made me shudder but it is the typical response I receive when I say I want to work with people who have Dementia after I graduate. After…
Exploring factors that contribute to ideal cardiovascular health MELANIE ESLICK MACN PARTICIPANT IN THE ACN EMERGING NURSE LEADER PROGRAM STAGE 2 I have a confession for you. Coming to nursing as a mature-aged student, I enrolled in the fast-track Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Tasmania (UTas) not because I had a burning desire to…