Professor Kylie Ward loves her job and is proud to be a nurse. In light of today being International Nurses Day, Nursing Review asked ACN's chief executive what the 12th of May means to her. She says that 2022's theme: ...
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We need to urgently address the nursing crisis in Australia: Kylie Ward
Nursing, already under pressure, is reaching breaking point due to the pressures of COVID-19 and a disjointed healthcare system, including the acute, primary and aged care sectors. We must act now to protect our nurses and healthcare; the time has ...
More »Inaugural ‘It’s Time For Nurses’ 24-hour Giving Day announced to give Aussie nurses access to scholarship funds
A new 24-hour donation drive has been announced by The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) so Australians can give back to the nurses who've led from the front during a year beset by bushfires and a deadly pandemic. The inaugural ...
More »Nurses back Victoria’s gay conversion therapy ban
“Bigoted quackery has no place in this state.” That’s what Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had to say about his decision to ban gay conversion therapy. The state will introduce new legislation to ensure the practice is against the law. “For ...
More »Nurses react: aged care watchdog legislation, quality standards overhaul
Nurses have welcomed the new aged care quality standards that will take effect mid next year, following a function held in Parliament House to thank those involved in their development. The Aged Care Quality Standards will replace the existing four sets of standards and ...
More »Nurses brush up on role in voluntary assisted dying
Victoria will see voluntary assisted dying become law in June next year and nurses are still working through what the change in legislation means for their practice. And that's exactly what the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) unpacked at a ...
More »Campaign encourages nurses to take stock of their health
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has launched the NurseStrong Campaign aimed at encouraging nurses to focus on their health and wellbeing. CEO and Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward said that while nurses provide care to all communities in different sorts ...
More »Royal Commission into aged care sector: nurses react
The government has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector to address areas of concern regarding the quality and safety of services. Announcing the Royal Commission yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it will be about ...
More »Taskforce releases blueprint for aged care workforce
We exist to inspire people to want to care, enable people to properly care and enhance life through care. Because how we care for our ageing is a reflection of who we are as a nation.” This is the vision ...
More »Dark side of beauty: nurses’ role in making cosmetic services safer
Complaints about cosmetic health services are being aired out in the media and through a parliamentary inquiry – and governing bodies need to know that nurses can help restore public trust. That’s the message the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has ...
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