They are there for us in emergencies, they are there for us around the clock, participant Ruben Benedetti said.
National Nurses United spokesperson and registered nurse Dahlia Tayat said the nurses honored did not have to die. If we had optimal PPE last year these nurses might have been alive, Tayat said.
Memorial participants recall the early days of the pandemic and PPE shortages later on. When we barely started, we weren t even wearing masks yet. Then during the pandemic, we ran out of PPE many times, local nurse Daisy Alcantar said.
All the while, the nurse’s union staged rallies, wrote politicians and even the president, Tayat said. They lobbied for safer working conditions and appropriate levels of staffing and PPE.
MZANSI SALUTES NURSES! 13 May 2021
Comments Nurses from Cape Town celebrating International Nurses Day last year. This year, the healthcare sector had to be on the frontline as the world dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo by Jaco Marais.
ON WEDNESDAY, 12 May, Mzansi saluted its dedicated nurses.
South African nurses celebrated International Nurses Day following a particularly difficult period.
In Tshwane, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) called on government to find clear ways to deal with disruptions to the healthcare system caused by Covid-19.
Its president Simon Hlungwani said a survey by the International Council of Nurses in January found that just under 40% of the 105 countries surveyed had nurses sitting on the highest bodies dealing with the pandemic.
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THE regionâs health department has applauded the 2000 nurses and midwives who work across the West Moreton in hospitals and in the community.
To mark International Nurses Day on Wednesday and International Day of the Midwife on May 5, West Moreton Health honoured four healthcare professionals for their work.
Paul DâArcy was named Nurse of the Year for his work as a theatre scrub/scout registered nurse and clinical nurse Stephanie Harlow was named Preceptor Nurse of the Year.
Ms Harlow, whose work centres around educating and mentoring, said she tailored learning and development opportunities to the needs of the individual.
Candlelight vigil held for Bay Area nurses
Briona Arradondo reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Countless nurses who worked on the frontlines of the pandemic lost their lives to the virus they were fighting, and other nurses held vigils around the country Wednesday to honor them.
National Nurses United reports more than 400 nurses died of COVID nationwide, at least 23 of them in Florida and at least 6 of the 23 from Tampa Bay. The nurses’ union held candlelight vigils in several cities, including in Tampa.
The Tampa vigil was mainly virtual, with video after video of nurses reading the names of other nurses who lost their lives to the virus across the nation. It’s National Nurses Week and Wednesday marked International Nurses Day, giving even more weight to the event. A St. Pete nurse said they’ve dealt with so much during the pandemic.