By ACN Media Officer Jessica Pham The year 2018 is now past tense and we welcome 2019! With the new year, there is also the inevitable feeling to set new year’s resolutions which align with the life that we wish to live and the things that we wish to accomplish. Although some of us have…
If you’re keen to improve your lifestyle choices and achieve certain fitness goals, but find yourself feeling unmotivated – you are not alone. ACN’s NurseStrong campaign is all about supporting our nurse colleagues to take care of our health. We know sometimes the going is tough, and a little extra encouragement is in order. So,…
Do you find it motivating to track your fitness and health progress, or that you need daily reminders or inspiration to stick to healthy habits? If any of these are the case, then health and fitness apps are likely to work for you. There are many benefits to individuals’ health of the technologies now available…
By Janice Bartley MACN The NurseStrong Campaign is designed to encourage and to help nurses make time each day for their own health and wellbeing. On the eve of the FHIT by Lauren Hannaford program kick off nurses from the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Hobart Region hosted a NurseStrong 5km Walk. This event brought…
Achieving an ideal work-life balance is never easy, especially as a nurse. With overtime and shiftwork, and just plain exhaustion, looking after your diet can become a low priority. To keep you on track and inspired in your NurseStrong journeys, we have some ideas to satisfy your hunger whilst eating foods your body will love,…
by Jessica Pham, ACN Media Officer This year we have seen an increase in people taking charge of their health and wellbeing, openly speaking about issues that they had been suffering with in silence, in some cases, for years. ACN recognises that nurses, in particular, often do not practice adequate self-care strategies and suffer…
