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As the world mark international Nursing Week which runs from May 8-14, 2023 with The theme this year :Our Nurses. Our Future.
The National association of Nigerian nurses and midwives in kaduna north western Nigeria has join the rest of the world towards celebrating the whole week event through organizing series of campaigns in both hospital and neighbouring communities .
Comrade jummai Hamisu ,who is one of the nurses at yusuf Dantshohu Memorial Hospital Tudun- wada kaduna says, they organize 3 days event to mark this year Nurses week
According to her, the activities toward celebrating the week include taking the campaigns to neighbouring communities while sensitising hundreds of residence and patience on the importance of nurses in all the health facilities .
The event which is going to kick -start from 30th-31th may and ended on the 1st day of June is going to be more excitement .as many nurses has volunterity decided to do it
She said, the theme of this year will be a global campaign that sets out what and how nursing in the future should address global health challenges and improve global health for everyone..
Comrade jummai pointed that, Nurses play vital role not only in the hospital setting but also in the society at large.
They are believed to be the most caring profession in the world. Some hospitals, like small clinics, may do without doctors but I doubt if they can do without nurses.
Nurses provide care and at times medical treatment to human beings from birth to the end of their lives. Hence, the first and last care one gets here on earth is usually from nurses.
Similarly, another nurse, hadiza umar Mohammed from the same hospital added that they have embarked on 3days campaigns which they would end on Thursday through free diagnoses, treatment and drugs.
Stressing that they have mobilizes all their Nurses to be part of the 3days events.
She said nurses advocate for health promotion, educate patients and the public on the prevention of illness and injury, provide care and assist in cure, participate in rehabilitation, and provide support. No other health care professional has such a broad and far-reaching role.
She ended by saying, Nurses are the foundation of healthcare. They play a vital role in providing care, comfort and compassion for their patients and patients’ families.
