International Nurse Day celebrated in Kohima

Our Correspondent
Kohima, May 10 (EMN): The TNAI Kohima unit also organised ‘International Nurses Day’ in advance at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima on Friday to commemorate the birth anniversary of ‘modern founder of nursing’ Florence Nightingale. Nurses of Kohima health centres joined the celebration.

Joint director Nursing, Health and Family Welfare, Ch. Henia graced the occasion as guest of honour.

Henia asserted that a nurse plays an important role in curing diseases. ‘It is the combined effort of good nursing care and medicine that cures a disease,’ she said. Providing quality nursing care will not only decrease infection but also give self satisfaction, she added.

In the present scenario, she pointed out that there is a wide gap between nursing education and nursing service. To bridge that gap, nurses must be up-to-date with knowledge and nursing education must update their skills, Henia said, adding that ‘nursing is a practise of both knowledge and skill.’

She asked the nurses present at the event to re-dedicate themselves by changing their work culture, and develop positive attitude and will power. As a nurse, ‘one must be pleasant, efficient, disciplined, neat and tidy, be a good listener, be responsible and respect others,’ she said.

Deputy Director Nursing, H&FW, Shetoni spoke on this year’s theme “Nurses: A voice to lead – health for all.” She said that health for all is not just the availability of health services but a complete state of physical and mental health that enables a person to lead a socially and economically productive life.

“Nurses are in the best position to develop health systems that are better equipped to meet populations’ health needs,” said Shetoni.

She went on to say that nursing promotes public health, advocates the rights of all including the world’s most vulnerable, provides care; and educate the community to achieve better health and wellbeing.