International Nurses’Day is an annual milestone;a reminder that nurses and nursing are found across the globe,in diverse populations,diverse societies and health care settings.International Nurses’Day seeks to illum...International Nurses’Day is an annual milestone;a reminder that nurses and nursing are found across the globe,in diverse populations,diverse societies and health care settings.International Nurses’Day seeks to illuminate the complexities of nursing,and is usually celebrated on 12th May,in commemoration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday.This year’s theme is‘Nurses:A Force for Change e A vital resource for health’.The theme could not be more appropriate.Media images provide a constant reminder of the changes that humankind faces.Human hands are responsible for some of these changes whilst others are shaped by nature.For example floods,earthquakes,wars,economic pressures,discrimination and prejudice create upheaval and human uncertainty;leaving a social legacy in which nurses live and work.Likewise,images of nursing are challenged,and changed in the light of high profile media debate about health resources and the quality of nursing care.Such images give cause to question one of the fundamental principles of Nightingale,that‘hospital should do the sick no harm’[1].Given the theme,‘Nurses:A Force for Change e A vital resource for health’it is timely to reflect upon nursing and the policies,politics and planning required for positive change.展开更多
文摘International Nurses’Day is an annual milestone;a reminder that nurses and nursing are found across the globe,in diverse populations,diverse societies and health care settings.International Nurses’Day seeks to illuminate the complexities of nursing,and is usually celebrated on 12th May,in commemoration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday.This year’s theme is‘Nurses:A Force for Change e A vital resource for health’.The theme could not be more appropriate.Media images provide a constant reminder of the changes that humankind faces.Human hands are responsible for some of these changes whilst others are shaped by nature.For example floods,earthquakes,wars,economic pressures,discrimination and prejudice create upheaval and human uncertainty;leaving a social legacy in which nurses live and work.Likewise,images of nursing are challenged,and changed in the light of high profile media debate about health resources and the quality of nursing care.Such images give cause to question one of the fundamental principles of Nightingale,that‘hospital should do the sick no harm’[1].Given the theme,‘Nurses:A Force for Change e A vital resource for health’it is timely to reflect upon nursing and the policies,politics and planning required for positive change.
