The chance to connect and learn from colleagues across the country led the focus of the 2022 National Nursing Forum (NNF) in Darwin, Northern Territory from August 17-19. The 2022 NNF was the first in-person forum since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and gave nurses an opportunity to hear from keynote speakers, engage with…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is excited to congratulate Professor Josephine Chow MACN, Claire Lane MACN and Dr Kate Holliday MACN for their selection as Finalists in the 2022 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. The award was established in 2019 to recognise nurse innovators who lead the way to transform our health systems…
Featured Image: Ross Pancho MACN, Course Coordinator, Graduate Certificate of Digital Health The Australian College of Nursing is excited to continue launching new Graduate Certificates as part of our ongoing commitment to advancing leadership in the evolving areas of nursing. One of these in 2022 has been the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health, a course…
Pictured: The ACN Sydney Region IND event with Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN as they tour the Nurses Walk in Sydney. Supplied On May 12 as part of International Nurses Day (IND), the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) community came together to celebrate the nursing profession and call for greater support in the post-COVID recovery of…
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) 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…
As Australia’s largest provider of Graduate Certificates for Nurses, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is thrilled to announce that we will be offering two new Graduate Certificate programs for nurses to enhance their knowledge and opportunities to shape our health systems. The Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Nursing and the Graduate Certificate…
The role of the nursing profession in leading the repair of Australia’s broken health and aged care systems was the focus of the fifth annual Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Policy Summit. Held in Canberra last month, The Summit brought together nursing leaders, Federal Politicians and health policy experts from across Australia to discuss how…
On Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 4:20 pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nurse Sister Ellen Louisa ‘Nell’ Keats. Nell died on 16 February 1942 during the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 20 of her Australian Army Service Nursing colleagues and one civilian. Australian…