2020 AS A YEAR OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES DECLEARED BY WHO

2020 AS A YEAR OF NURSE AND MIDWIFE DECLARED BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO).

The year 2020 is the most challenging year with a lot of instabilities compass of Covid_19 pandemic, insecurity & many more. The nurses are front line health personal in the fight of corona virus pandemic despite it hazardous effect. 

As such, many nurses were became victims of deadly disease in an attempt to rescue the life of others while some lost their life in course. However, nurses provide care physically, emotionally/psychologically, spiritually, socially or otherwise. Nurses stay with patients 24hours/7 in the wards, emergency unit, general out patient department, dialysis centre, theater, & other relevant areas in the health care institutions (hospitals).

Moreover, nurses work as health educator, advocator, facilitator, communicator, collaborator, monitor, planner, etc. Consequently, the nurses possess the following qualities: 

_Caring

_Communication skills

_Empathy/Sympathy

_Problem solving skills

_Smart

_Stamina

_Punctual

_Sense of humor 

_Commitment to patient advocacy

_Willingness to learn

_Critical thinking

_Time management

_Leadership skills

_Experience

_Attention to detail etc

During the pandemic, many workers were restricted access to their working places except nurses that work day & night to ensure patients' comfortability, wellbeing & that to contain the pandemic.

Therefore, nurses deserve to be saluted for their selfless services to humanity be it individual, family or community. Indeed the effort can't be remunerated. May the upcoming year be more safer for nurses & uplift the status of nurses & nursing profession in general.

Respect to Nurses/Midwives!

God bless Nurses/Midwives!

God bless Nursing profession!

#2020_YEAR_OF_NURSE_AND_MIDWIFE.

BY NURSE ABDULLAHI MUSA,

SOKOTO STATE NIGERIA.

31st, Dec., 2020.