Tag: nurses
NNU Holds National Day of Action, Petitions for Workplace Protection
Nurses across the US took part in a day of action on August 5 calling for better protection for both nurses and their patients.
Stand Together Apart: A Moving Song by a COVID-19 Frontline Nurse
Nurse Mika Mamon expresses her feelings and experiences as an ICU nurse during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in her song entitled “Stand Together Apart.”
8 Tips to Avoid Skin Damage While Wearing PPE
The following tips to prevent and manage PPE-related skin problems are summarized from advice provided by experts from across the world.
Nurse With Asthma and Only One Lung Recovers From COVID-19
When Tanya Adell-O’Neal was admitted to hospital with COVID-19, she knew that her chances of survival hung in the balance. Not only was she hardly able to speak from shortness of breath, but she also suffered from asthma and had only one lung.
ICN Calls for More Than Applause to Celebrate International Nurses Day
This year's International Nurses Day was always going to be a special one – occurring on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale and in the first-ever International Year of the Nurse.
8 Self-Care Ideas to Celebrate Nurses Week
Nurses need to stay healthy if they want to continue caring for others and this means that they need to practice self-care more than ever.
Nursing Organizations Across the World Call for Urgent Resolution of PPE Shortages
Shortage of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers is being reported from nearly every country in the world as COVID-19 continues to spread.
ICN’s Response to Support Nurses in COVID-19 Pandemic
Globally there are disturbing reports of nurses at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic not having enough personal protective equipment (PPE).
Meet 94-Year-Old Nurse Florence Rigney
Earlier this year registered nurse Florence “See See” Rigney celebrated her 94th birthday while on shift at the Tacoma General Hospital in Washington.
Nursing Resume: 35 Writing Tips for Nurses and ATS Tricks
An outstanding resume is vital even in the face of the nursing shortage. That ideal nursing job you want – chances are that others will feel the same and you at least want to get past the screening and land that interview.
