Thammasat University students interested in the allied health sciences, economics, sociology, law, and related subjects may find it useful to participate in a free 12 May Zoom webinar 2023 International Nurses Day Celebration.
The event, on Friday, 12 May 2023 at noon Bangkok time, is organized by the School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The TU Library collection includes several books about different aspects of nursing.
The event webpage explains:
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world each year on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The International Council of Nurses announced this year’s theme as “Our Nurses. Our Future.” Queen Mary Hospital and the School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong are pleased to celebrate this important day together. Riding on it, a seminar, which serves as a platform for us to revisit the challenges being navigated and the future opportunities to be embraced in the nursing profession as tributes marking the International Nurse Day, will be held.
The speakers will include Professor Agnes Tiwari, Chair of the Hong Kong Nursing Council; Professor Sophia Chan who teaches at the School of Nursing, HKU; and Ms Shuk-Ching Wong Senior Nursing Officer of Hong Kong West Cluster
Students are invited to register for the event at this link:
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=87332
With any questions or for further information, please write to
nursing@hku.hk
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) website has posted information about 2023 International Nurses Day Celebration:
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today announced the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) 2023: Our Nurses. Our Future. and launched its new IND logo.
ICN President, Dr Pamela Cipriano explained the theme:
“Our Nurses. Our Future. sets out what ICN wants for nursing in the future in order to address the global health challenges and improve global health for all. We need to learn from the lessons of the pandemic and translate these into actions for the future that ensure nurses are protected, respected and valued.
With the release of the State of the World’s Nursing report, the Global Strategic Directions for Nursing & Midwifery, the Sustain and Retain in 2022 and Beyond and many other important publications, ICN and other organisations have shown the evidence for change and called for action and investments in nursing. It is now time to look to the future and demonstrate what these investments will mean for nursing and healthcare. The Our Nurses. Our Future. campaign will shine the light on nurses and on a brighter future, moving nurses from invisible to invaluable in the eyes of policy makers, the public, and all those who make decisions affecting the delivery and financing of health care.
As well as learning lessons to support nurses, the campaign will also look at how we must strengthen our health systems to address growing global health demands. It will capture key actions that ICN believes are essential to address both the profession and health systems and which are, of course, mutually beneficial and reinforcing. Together our future depends on every nurse, every voice, to not only be on the front lines of care, but also be on the front lines of change.”
International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. ICN commemorates this important day each year with the production and distribution of the IND resources and evidence. ICN and its national nursing associations members across the world look forward to celebrating nurses and working together to chart the future direction of nursing in order to meet the needs of the new normal as well as the Sustainable Development Goals, Universal Health Coverage, and Health for All.
Last year the ICN explained:
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today launched its International Nurses Day (IND) toolkit, Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health to help nurses, other healthcare providers, governments and international organisations turn global strategy into meaningful local action and improved clinical practice on the ground.
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano said:
“Nurses have given their all in the fight against COVID-19, Ebola, in disaster areas and in war zones. Yet, they continue to face under-staffing, lack of protection, heavy workloads, and low wages. It is time now to take real action to address workplace safety, protect nurses and safeguard their physical and mental health.
‘Women form 70% of the global health workforce, but only 25% of leadership roles. They bear the burden of lower-paid, undervalued jobs and unpaid care and domestic work. We can help to empower women and promote gender equality by investing in nursing.
‘Recent reports have shown that investment in nursing is needed now if we are to meet the healthcare challenges of the future. We can no longer continue to undervalue and underinvest in nursing. Now is the time for action.
‘We have the recommendations from WHO, which have been agreed by the Member States. We know what to do. We need to move on from the talk and see action to support our nurses – and that is exactly what ICN’s IND toolkit provides.” […]
While health workers represent less than 3% of the global population, they represented around 14% of COVID-19 cases. In some countries, the proportion can be as high as 35%.
About 20% of nurses in Japan reported they had experienced discrimination or prejudice amid the spread of the virus. In the US, 64% of nurses felt overwhelmed and 67% reported difficulty in sleeping.
Healthcare workers, especially nursing staff, are also more likely to be exposed to offensive behaviours, including sexual harassment, than other professions. In the United States, rates of violence from clients against health-care workers were estimated to be 16 times higher than any other service profession.
In the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the risk of infection among health workers was 21 to 32 times higher than in the general adult population.
Virtually all WHO Member States report pandemic related disruption to health services, and two-thirds (66%) have reported that health workforce-related factors are the most common causes of service disruptions.
Due to existing nursing shortages, the ageing of the nursing workforce and the growing COVID-19 effect, ICN estimates up to 13 million nurses will be needed to fill the global nurse shortage gap in the future.
ICN has produced other resources to support IND, including: an IND logo, posters, social media banners, a virtual background, and Facebook frame and other digital tools to promote #IND2022 on social media. These can all be downloaded from the ICN website. ICN has also published an interactive digital map with videos from ICN Board members discussing regional priorities and how the IND toolkit can strengthen nursing and national nursing associations in every region across the world.
(All images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)