Nurses and midwives are central to Primary Health Care and are often the first and sometimes the only health professional that people see and the quality of their initial assessment, care, and treatment is vital. They are also part of their local community – sharing its culture, strengths, and vulnerabilities – and can shape and deliver effective interventions to meet
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Zimbabwe Nurses at Zimbabwe’s state-run hospitals started a strike for higher pay and improved working conditions, a union official said. “We don’t know when the strike will end, but the main problem we are having is that there is no dialog with the employer, let alone the salaries are pathetic,” Enock Dongo, secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association, said by
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Greater Manchester police agree to withdraw penalty notices issued to two nurses for socially distanced protest in March 2021 Two NHS nurses have won compensation from Greater Manchester police (GMP) after being fined over a socially distant protest about NHS pay protest during lockdown. Karen Reissmann, a 61-year-old mental health nurse who worked throughout the pandemic, received a £10,000 fixed penalty notice
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Compiled by NRS. C. ARUNO, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN (Male nurses) HE was teased by his friends when he decided to be a nurse, but Kamal Ab Ghani persevered and many of his patients showed appreciation for his services. The 35-year-old said his passion in nursing started when he saw a documentary about a male nurse “Sister Bakar” when
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As the demand for nurses rapidly increases in the United States, due to the bulk of the population aging, a substantial portion of nurses reaching retirement age, and now a global pandemic, nurses from outside the U.S. may consider working here temporarily or permanently. It is common for nursing recruitment agencies to steadily hire foreign-trained nurses to mitigate the nursing
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Russian Nurses are among thousands of Russian health professionals who have signed an open letter urging their president Vladimir Putin to end hostilities in Ukraine. The letter, originally posted on the Russian medicine news site, said: “We, Russian doctors, nurses, and paramedics, strongly oppose the military actions carried out by Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine.” It added:
Read moreThe Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is the only professional Council for all grades and Cadres of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria. It is the only legal and administrative, corporate and statutory body charged with specific functions to perform on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure the delivery of safe and effective Nursing and Midwifery care
Read moreWHAT IS NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA The Nursing Council of Kenya is a body corporate established by the Nurses Act Cap 257 of the Laws of Kenya to regulate standards of nursing & midwifery education and practice. MISSION OF NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA Develop Standards; enforce regulations in nursing & midwifery education and practice. VISION OF NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA
Read moreDauda, who was the Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, was murdered by unknown persons at her residence in Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on January 7.
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He said: “Yes, we(NANNM) had to walk out of the meeting because the invitation we received was to meet the governor and not representatives. We had met those same officials several times in the past without resolution. So it is important that we hear from the horse’s mouth.”
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