By Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, CEO, Australian College of Nursing Nurses across the country have been moved by the outpouring of appreciation the community has showered on them for the exceptional care they have provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today is International Nurses Day, an opportunity to celebrate the amazing and dedicated nursing profession.…
Today, on International Nurses Day, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has been proud to receive recognition for nurses from across the country and the world. This includes an open letter from the prestigious Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) to nurses and midwives acknowledging their work and efforts in the…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) speaks to Ben Chiarella MACN — a member of our Men in Nursing Working Party based in Orange, New South Wales (NSW) — in the lead up to International Nurses Day 2020. Ben’s journey into the nursing profession started in his 30s after switching from a career in the…
Matthew (Matt) Mason MACN is a lecturer in nursing on the Sunshine Coast and one of the key infection prevention and control specialists within our ACN Tribe. We caught up with Matt to discuss his nursing career in this field and his advice for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My experience in infection prevention and…
Tiffany McKay MACN often spends this time of year holidaying in sunny Southern Europe. However, COVID-19 has disrupted those plans and she now finds herself on the frontline of the pandemic at Bendigo Hospital. In the lead up to International Nurses Day (IND) on 12 May, we caught up with Tiffany to discuss her journey…
Julie Tucker MACN, Nurse Midwife at the Lyell McEwin Hospital talks to the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in the lead up to International Nurses Day on 12 May. ACN Member Julie Tucker MACN works at a large metropolitan hospital in a large tertiary setting. She works in women and children’s area and her specialty…
Arun Thomas MACN, a Stage Five ACN Emerging Nurse Leader, is an inspiring and emerging leader in the healthcare sector who has a strong focus and passion for leadership, governance, advocacy and aged care. A Registered Nurse, he became one of the youngest public hospital directors in Victoria when he was appointed by Minister of…
In the lead up to International Nurses Day, the Australian College of Nursing talks to Jaya Thomas MACN, about how 2020 has indeed been Year of the Nurse & Midwife. “It’s bizarre when you think about it – the Year of the Nurse & Midwife was an opportunity for us to put our profession in…
Janette Webster MACN, After Hours Hospital Manager and Nurse Bank and Pool Coordinator at GV Health in Victoria, talks to the Australian College of Nursing about how she was “always meant to be a nurse”. “I never wanted to be anything else,” Janette says simply. “My mum was a state enrolled nurse and so I…
By Lucy Osborn MACN (ENL) This column, The Scrubs that Fit, is all about the highs and lows of being a junior nurse, from the perspective of an ACN Emerging Nurse Leader. The aim of these blog posts is to help ease the transition from university to grad years and beyond. Find Lucy on ACN’s neo and on…