Shaping Health, Advancing Nursing. This is the foundation that the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has been poised on since its inception back in 1949. While it has been ACN’s primary objective to enhance health care, by bringing together thousands of extraordinary nurses from across the country, for CEO and Adjunct Professor of ACN, Kylie Ward, it is all about shaping a world in which the nursing profession is well-respected, appreciated and whose input and influence is sought after.