Many nurses face the same dilemma: marry before relocating so a spouse can join as a dependant, or wait until settled? The love, practical, immigration and financial questions to work through together.
A nurse from Kerala working in Riyadh was detained after prohibited medicines were found in her luggage. Saudi and other Gulf states strictly control many common medicines. How to check rules, get clearance and avoid carrying packages for others.
Thousands of nurses leave home for the UK, the Gulf, Canada or the US every year, often leaving a partner or spouse behind. How couples make long-distance love work: honest planning, communication, trust, money and a shared end date.
INMO members at Naas General Hospital have begun indefinite industrial action over staffing, saying February commitments were not delivered because of recruitment restrictions. The union counted 824 patients on trolleys nationally.
The Federal Government and the West African Health Organisation met in Abuja to review a plan to motivate and retain health workers across ECOWAS, as figures show thousands of Nigerian nurses leaving every year. Nigeria also says it has no further Ebola cases.
Patient deaths, violence, failed resuscitations and outbreaks take a toll. Normal stress reactions, psychological first aid for colleagues, hot debriefs, when to seek help, and what employers should provide.
Practical prioritisation for nurses: planning your shift, the ABC and urgent-important frameworks, clustering care, delegation, handling interruptions, and when to escalate an unmanageable workload.
What hospitals and recruiters in the Gulf ask nurses at interview: clinical scenarios, licensing and DataFlow, cultural questions, how to talk about salary and contracts, and red flags in job offers.
Night work disrupts the body clock and is linked to fatigue, errors and long-term health problems. Practical tips on sleep, light, caffeine, eating, napping, the drive home, and protecting yourself and your patients.
WHO’s first annual National Health Workforce Accounts report finds the global health workforce has grown, but 67 countries won’t have enough health workers by 2030, and ageing is a “hidden crisis”.