Nurses Week here in Canada came and went and I just realized I had not seen, or heard, anything. I am self employed as a nurse presently so, like many other community members, I am not exposed to the goings on in hospital, clinics or nursing homes. There was nothing in the local paper, I heard nothing on the local radio (though I do confess I don't listen to the radio very often) and I saw nothing on either the local or national news networks.
I think nurses failed again. Failed to become visible in the public eye, failed to publically announce our importance in the global health scheme and failed to take serious pride in the profession. It is 2007 and still we are unable to make our voices heard where it really counts.
Is nursing then still considered in the eyes of many a lowly profession? Is it simply "womens' work" (I know that's not true) and so deserves no special mention?
I am truly disappointed.
