Featured Image: 2022 Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Emerging Nurse Leaders at the 2022 National Nursing Forum (NNF) in Darwin, Northern Territory. Source: Nasiba Faiz MACN Starting a new career can be a daunting but exciting experience. Between placements, study, figuring out where you want to go in your career, and managing others’ expectations of…
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…
By Jade Chen MACN Nursing placements may be rescheduled or postponed for a variety of reasons. The prolonged waiting time to complete the placements can stress students, especially during the already stressful COVID-19 pandemic. For example, I was supposed to have a four-week placement in February 2022. However, due to the Omicron outbreak in early…