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about ACORN
ACORN's Vision is to develop the SPIRIT of perioperative nursing in Australia by:
  • Standards utilising evidence based practice.
  • Professional growth and development. Innovation to achieve best patient care outcomes.
  • Representation of all States and Territories. Influential in health policy.
  • Teamwork development locally, nationally and internationally.

ACORN Values reflect the organisation's commitment to:
  • Excellence in perioperative nursing
  • Operating in a professional and business-like manner
  • Maintaining ethical behaviour
  • Encouraging partners in industry and welcoming the opportunity to work with others including university, public and private organisations, health organisations in delivering service to patients
  • Assisting perioperative nurses to develop their potential.

ACORN's Objectives are to cultivate and maintain the highest principles of perioperative nursing by:
  • Disseminating information to members on issues of significance
  • Providing and facilitating professional development
  • Identifying and examining issues and relevant problems
  • Advising Commonwealth and State Governments and other authorities on perioperative nursing and related health issues
  • Acting as a resource at National and State levels by fulfilling an advisory role and providing a consultative service
  • Initiating research to seek solutions to those issues and problems
  • Taking action on problems and issues of significance,
  • and promoting growth in the organisation.
 
The Birthing Kit Foundation – donations for birthing kit purchases

In Quentin Bryce’s words “There is no greater gift than the best possible start in life, and this lifesaving initiative is helping reduce infections in mother and baby at childbirth.”
To be a part of the solution to stop women and babies dying from infections in childbirth visit our website to see how a simple clean birthing kit “costing less than a cup of coffee”  is saving lives.
For further information or to make a donation, please visit www.birthingkitfoundation.org.au