The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened scholarships to help boost the aged care nursing workforce. Last week, scholarship applications for aged care nursing and allied health opened at ACN – a move labelled by ACN as “vital”. ACN’s ...
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ACN honours nurse veterans through new scholarships and statue
To honour the memory and sacrifice of Vivian Bullwinkel and the massacred Bangka Island nurses, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) announced a new scholarship for nurses. ACN announced 22 scholarships to commemorate the sacrifice of the 21 nurses who ...
More »Nurses are the solution to overwhelmed emergency departments
With the recent rise of media reports about overwhelmed emergency departments across Australia, calls to the Federal Government have been made to utilise and increase nurses. Hospitals nationwide are struggling to cope with overcrowded emergency departments – resulting in prolonged ...
More »Australian nurses advocate for right to prescribe abortion pill
Peak nursing and midwifery bodies have countered warnings around regulations restricting who can prescribe the abortion pill in Australia. Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Dr Gino Pecoraro recently told the media that allowing nurses to prescribe the abortion pill would see ...
More »Professor Whitehead named WA nurse of the year
Professor Lisa Whitehead has been awarded the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award. The Edith Cowan University professor was handed the state's most prestigious awards today by the health department to honour her contribution to the nursing and midwifery profession. ...
More »ACN happy with skills summit, but much more needs to be done: podcast
Nursing's national voice has welcomed the migration cap's expansion and support of work rights for international students from last week's National Jobs Summit, but says the work is far from finished. ACN chief and adjunct professor Kylie Ward had hoped ...
More »Celebrating International Nurses Day with Kylie Ward – podcast
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: ...
More »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 ...
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