The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is today launching a #ProtectNurses Campaign demanding a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of violence the nursing profession experiences. The campaign highlights the far-reaching ways violence against women affects all areas of society and coincides with the UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. ACN CEO Adjunct…
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is urging policymakers to replace superficial platitudes with tangible action to ensure the nursing profession is central to solutions focused on ending violence against women. This must also go hand in hand with greater recognition of the leading role women have…
The Australian College of Nursing is saddened that while nurses around Australia and the world are providing care at great personal sacrifice during the coronavirus pandemic it has become necessary for the International Council of Nurses (ICN) to call on governments to protect healthcare staff from abuse. “Any form of aggression towards nurses must not…