FACE SHIELD – PPE Please see this video from our great colleagues from Japan on how to make visors within seconds. It’s an easy and cheap way! This is all about the PPE matter which is tremendously important during the pandemic outbreak. Please watch this video and share it! https://www.pandaid.jp/hygiene/face-shield … Read more
COVID-19 and the medical workforce: European doctors report Sarada Das Standing Committee of European Doctors – CPME The COVID-19 pandemic has made health and the health workforce headline news. Within a matter of weeks, the availability, distribution and working conditions of health professionals have gained their deserved recognition in the … Read more
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NURSING MANAGERS Nurse managers are ideally placed to monitor and influence levels of compromised nursing care within their units. As nurse leaders in clinical settings they too are faced with insufficient resources and can lead the way in decision-making processes which protect the quality and safety of patient … Read more
COVID-19 PPE SHORTAGE: A global appeal to governments to deliver PPE You will already know about the global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses, midwives, doctors and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without adequate protection we are being asked to risk our lives and those of our patients. … Read more
Florence Nightingale-Pioneering Modern Nursing Ms. Iris Meyenburg-Altwarg, Nursing Director, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany As we continue to celebrate ‘’International Nurses Day’’, the year 2020 is very special being the bi-centenary birthday of our beloved first lady of nurse, Florence Nightingale, also known as the Lady with the Lamps. Through her … Read more
To all our nursing contacts and friends Please take notice of this letter and invitation to join us in an online event during International Nursing Day 12th May Title: Nurses beyond the applause: respect, appreciation and support International Nurses Day is fast approaching and we would like to celebrate it … Read more
ICN’s theme for International Nurses Day 2020 is Nursing the World to Health, focusing on the true value of nurses to the people of the world Each year, ICN leads the celebrations on International Nurses Day, which is traditionally held on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Next … Read more
Health workers, take care of yourself at this time of #COVID19. Try and use helpful coping strategies: 🧘🏽♀️ ensuring sufficient rest & respite during work or between shifts 🍽 eat sufficient & healthy food 🏃🏾♂️ engage in physical activity 📱Mobile phone stay in contact with family & friends
Nurses Health – Do You Manage This Challenge? Summary: Patients rely on healthy nurses for optimal care – but who is looking after this staff of carers in a demanding work environment? A veteran nursing expert describes the outcomes of a project aimed at promoting nurse all-round health held at … Read more
Summary: The World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the ‘Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’ in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. President of the European Nurse Directors Association explains why it is so important to global health. World Health Organization (WHO) is the … Read more