Luke Yokota MACN is a Registered Intensive Care Nurse at Queensland’s Princess Alexandra Hospital and also the Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Men In Nursing Working Party. Luke has become a passionate advocate for diversity in nursing – a profession where men currently make up just 10%.
Luke spoke with Australian Health Journal at last year’s Australian College of Nursing National Nursing Forum in Hobart, about his background and importance of supporting men entering the nursing profession. He talks about the patient choice that needs to support their needs, that can only happen when the stigma and stereotypes are removed.
Luke spends much of his time outside work in the ICU as a sessional tutor and lab instructor, supporting nursing undergraduates and medical students. As chair of the Men in Nursing Working Party, he works tirelessly to increase the awareness of men in nursing and address the barriers and negative perceptions they face when entering the profession.
Luke’s effort to inspire men to choose a caring profession includes writing and collating articles for an eBook about men and nursing, and public speaking.
Recently Luke was a nominee for the 2020 QLD Young Australian of the Year.
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Ruth Zionzee – Distinguished Life Fellow
ACN Ruth Zionzee – Distinguished Life Fellow
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Shaping Health, Advancing Nursing through training, upskilling & scholarships
The Chief Executive Officer of Australian College of Nursing, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN spoke in depth with Australian Health Journal about:
The key recommendations in ACN’s pre-budget submission to Federal Government
The impact of legislation requiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at every residential aged care facility from 1st July 2023
Why scholarships in nursing leadership are important
Why ACN has recommended the Government fund 200 Pacific nurses in 15 nations for the online ACN postgraduate certification
The need for a multi-pronged approach that includes skilled migration in rebuilding the nursing workforceIn the lead up to the Australian Federal Budget in May 2023, Australian Health Journal reached out to peak health industry bodies to hear about their priorities, either noted in pre-budget submissions lodged with Federal Government in January 2023 or in recent forums such as the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.
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Empowered nurses leading digital health enablement
Nurses have a pivotal role to play in the widespread implementation and adoption of digital health technologies throughout the healthcare sector for the primary purpose of improving safety and quality of patient care.
Australian Health Journal talked to two of Australian top leaders in nursing and in digital health on how the role of nursing is pivotal to the success of digital health in the Australian health system.
