Welcome back for what is the final episode of the ACN. Over the last two years I have had the immense honour of hosting the ACN podcast. For 35 episodes across two seasons I have spoken with some outstanding nurses and midwives from a wide-variety of clinical backgrounds and specialties, from both within and outside of the Australian College of Nursing community. Thank you to everyone who has listened to and have supported the podcast over the last two years. Thank you to Kylie Ward and the entire communications team for your support. Whilst I may be stepping away from this role in order to en ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the ACN Podcast. In today's episode I speak with Jessica Taranto MACN. Jessica is a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) for the Complex Colorectal Service and is the ANUM for the Stage 1 PACU at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. In this episode Jessica details her experiences once on board the ship and provides an incredible insight into the life-changing work 'Mercy Ships' performs.  Twitter - @jessicataranto Mercy Ships - https://mercyships.org.au ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the ACN Podcast. On today's episode I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with the Director of Army Health (DAH) and Head of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), COL Toni Bushby. Toni is a member of the Australian College of Nursing and is a strong advocate, particularly for the Military Nursing COI. In this episode Toni details her entry into Army nursing, highlights a few of her key postings and answers questions drawing from her immense leadership experience.  ..read more

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the ACN podcast. In today’s episode I am joined by Cayte Hoppner. Cayte is a Member of the Australian College of Nursing (MACN) and at the time of recording is the Chief Mental Health Nurse and Executive Director of Mental Health at La Trobe Regional Hospital. In this episode we cover a range of topics from Cayte's journey into the specialty of mental health nursing, aspects of the profession that have changed over time and an overview of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System and what that means for state. As you'll hear, this ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the ACN Podcast. In today’s episode I am very fortunate to be joined by Sonia Martin (Goodwin). Many listening would know Sonia for the incredible work that she and her team does with Sunny Street, the GP and nurse led mobile outreach service providing primary health care and coordination services for the homeless and vulnerable. In this episode Sonia details her nursing journey and her thoughts as she and Dr Nova Evans made the career-changing decision to quit their jobs to establish a service that has made a true and meaningful impact to the lives of others ..read more

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the ACN podcast. In today's episode I speak with Dr Caleb Ferguson FACN. Caleb is a highly experienced registered nurse, especially in the area of cardiac nursing. Caleb is a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Heart Foundation and has contributed to the development of numerous national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Utilising a clinical scenario, Caleb utilises his immense experience and expertise to answer common questions asked by family members to the bed side nurse managing patients with AF. Dr Caleb Ferguson ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the ACN Podcast. In today's episode I speak with Skye Coote. Skye is a stroke nurse practitioner and nursing coordinator for the Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) based out of the Royal Melbourne Hospital. In the first half of the episode Skye details the role and scope of practice for a stroke nurse practitioner within the hospital setting. In the second half Skye provides an overview of Australia's only Mobile Stroke Unit along with a detailed example of the type of patients the team responds to. Skye Coote: - Recent ACN Publication - Publications - Australian Colle ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the ACN Podcast. In this episode I speak with Samantha Burns, a breast care nurse for the McGrath Foundation. Sam provides an overview of the increidbly imporant role she and her fellow breast care nurses perform in the care of their patients with breast cancer. Sam highlights her entry into the specialty and goes into detail of how one might follow in her footsteps. You can learn more about Sam in a recent YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ58oGJwNpE To learn more about the McGrath Foundation - https://www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au ..read more

Hello my name is Ben Jenkins and welcome back to the second season of the ACN Podcast, the official podcast of the Australian College of Nursing. This season of the podcast I return to deliver three types of episodes: The first is a continuation of last-seasons interviews, whereby I spoke to nurses and midwives from a variety of clinical specialties to showcase their careers and to celebrate their achievements. The second type of episode highlights organisations, sub-communities, advancing technologies or opportunities relevant to our profession. Finally, the third type of episodes are clinica ..read more

Welcome to the final episode of the first season of the ACN Podcast. In today's episode I speak with Suzie Hoitink FACN. Suzie has been paving the way for the specialty of Cosmetic and Aesthetic Nursing for over 15 years. In 2005 Suzie established the Clear Complexions Clinics which she went on to sell in 2017. As Suzie mentions she entered the profession at a time whereby the specialty was only in its infancy. Throughout her time of leading her business Suzie went on to shape and contribute to the establishment of National Standards and Scope of Practice for the specialty. Suzie also develope ..read more