Mission
ACN is committed to ‘Shaping Health, Advancing Nursing’ to enhance the health care of all Australians. ACN does this by advocating for the nursing profession, creating an engaged community of nurses, offering world-class education, preparing nurses to lead, representing the profession in policy development and driving social impact.Presidents
* Carmen Morgan FACN (2013-2015) * Adjunct Professor Kathy Baker AM FACN (DLF) (2016) * Emeritus Professor Christine Duffield FACN (2017-present)Chief Executive Officers
* Adjunct Professor Debra Thoms FACN DLF (2012-2015) * Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN (2015-present)Advocacy
ACN advocates at State and Federal levels and shares valuable insights and recommendations to ensure the collective nursing voice is heard. ACN has 23 specialtPolicy Summit
The ACEducation
ACN is an Institute of Higher Education and is registered and accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) for the delivery of the following graduate certificates: * Acute Care Nursing * Aged Care Nursing * Breast Cancer Nursing * Cancer Nursing * Child and Family Health Nursing * Community and Primary Health Care Nursing * Cosmetic Nursing * Critical Care Nursing * Dermatology Nursing * Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Nursing * Digital Health * Drug and Alcohol Nursing * Leadership and Management * Neonatal Care * Orthopaedic Nursing * Paediatric Nursing Studies * Palliative Care * Perioperative Nursing * Stomal Therapy Nursing. ACN offers the 307 Immunisation for Health Practitioners Course which is accredited by Health Education Services Australia. The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care engaged ACN to develop and deliver the COVID-19 Vaccination Training Program, a mandatory online program for all COVID-19 vaccination providers, including hospitals, general practices and vaccination clinics.Scholarships
ACN administers a range of government-funded scholarships, including: * undergraduate and postgraduate aged care for nurses, personal care workers and allied health professionals * nursing and midwifery courses * the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying entry-level health courses (including nursing and midwifery).Social impact
ACN provides a platform for nurses to make a difference to their profession and the wellbeing of the populations they serve through various social impact initiatives, including publication of the ''Nursing Leadership in Emissions Reduction Guiding Principles'' and ''Nursing Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion Guiding Principles'' and facilitation of the ''Men in Nursing'' ''Working Party''. ACN has firmly opposed violence against nurses by launching the Nurses and Violence Taskforce and #ProtectNurses campaign. ACN produced a voluntary Modern Slavery Position Statement and has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia for having a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan.Publications
ACN publishes the quarterly member magazine ''The Hive'' and regular episodes of The ACN Podcast. ''Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research'' is the official journal of ACN.ACN Foundation
The ACN Foundation’s ''Bullwinkel Project'' raised funds to commission the first sculpture of an individual woman and the first to commemorate a nurse - Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, FNM, FRCNA - on the grounds of the Australian War Memorial.Notes
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