Employing additional Registered Nurses in aged care, and training and accrediting all unregulated health care workers (also known as personal care workers) has been demonstrated to provide better quality care for older Australians and could have potentially reduced the spread of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities. “The Australian College of Nursing extends its condolences…
Gender equality improving, but more work to be done ACN welcomes the findings from the fourth gender equality scorecard released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Australia’s gender equality scorecard analysed data covering 40 per cent of employees in Australia and more than 11,000 employers. Progress in some areas is positive but there are many…
ACN encouraged by the report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory ACN is encouraged by the recommendations made in the Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. ACN supported…
Nurses welcome vote for equality ACN has welcomed the result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey showing that the overwhelming majority of Australians support marriage equality. Of the nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians who expressed their view, 61.6% responded Yes and all states and territories recorded a majority Yes response. “ACN strongly…
ACN Shines A Light On World Diabetes Day The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) recognises the importance of diabetes awareness and advocacy on World Diabetes Day (WDD) today. The theme for this year’s WDD is Women and Diabetes. This year’s campaign highlights the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for…
Nurses Have A Key Role In The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance The key role of nurses in combating the urgent global health problem of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) must be highlighted during Antibiotic Awareness Week. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified AMR as an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires whole of…
Australia’s peak health groups call for all children to be released from immigration detention Australia’s peak health professional bodies have today joined together to call on the Government to immediately release all children and their families from immigration detention in Australia and Nauru. Our organisations represent a wide range of health professionals who have seen, first-hand, the devastating…
Registered nurses needed to protect safety of aged care residents Today, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) announced the publication of its position statement on The role of registered nurses in residential aged care facilities that unambiguously supports the requirement for registered nurses (RNs) to be present within residential aged care facilities (RACFs) at all…
The Australian College of Nursing connects with Northern Territory nurses Last night, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) held a successful networking function for its Members, Fellows and VIP guests at the Doubletree by Hilton in Darwin as part of its National Networking Roadshow. ACN was honoured to host The Right Worshipful, The Lord Mayor…
ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said, “On behalf of ACN’s Board, Distinguished Life Fellows, Fellows, Members and staff, I congratulate all Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours Recipients. I want to especially congratulate all the nurses who were recipients of these prestigious awards.” Adjunct Professor Ward said, “All the recipients show exceptional nursing leadership qualities…