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.
1 comment:
CWMWUXI wonder why Nurses week went by un-noticed, well I tell you why, I received a phone call from my sister in BC that my sister in Sask
who is 86 had been rushed to hospital & family called in as they didn,t expect her to survive. I contacted the Care facility in Sask to enquire about my sisters condition, I asked the nurse for her name, which she gave me, first name, the I informed her I was calling from Nove Scotia to find out how my sister was doing[as I thought I may fly out to see her]
I gave the nurse my name and any other questions she asked I answered, but she informed me that she could not give me any info., as I was not immediate family. What
the #X%*, I was born in Simpson about 12 miles north of Imperial, she also told me I would have to make an appointment to speak to the Doctor and he would not be in until tomorrow from 9am -12am, now
I know why you people are not liked.. [incidentally my wife is a nurse] John
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