A day in the life of a scrub/scout nurse

A day in the life of a perioperative scrub/scout nurse

Featured Image: DisobeyArt on Shutterstock The operating theatre department requires quick feet and a quick mind to ensure that patients are getting the best care they need under exceptionally vulnerable circumstances. When a patient in our health system goes into the operating theatre, they are putting their trust in us, their health workers.   Theatre is…

A letter to a new remote nurse

A letter to the new remote nurse

Featured Image: Taras Vyshnya on Shutterstock To the new remote nurse,  Congratulations on your new job. I know your lecturers scared you into thinking you were never going to get one, that you would get stuck doing something you did not enjoy if you did not write a award-winning selection criteria or if your last…

Is mould affecting your consumers health

Is mould affecting your consumers health?

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…