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Global citizens
Abstract
Nurses and nursing students from the UK and overseas are learning in each other's countries
The theme for this year's International Nurses Day is ‘Nurses: a voice to lead—health for all’. This is a great opportunity for nurses around the world to pause and reflect, and to celebrate the contributions nurses make to societies around the world.
This year's theme is all about nurses who lead to promote health and wellbeing for their patients, their families and themselves. This requires nurses to be strong advocates to lead change.
However, our advocacy efforts must extend beyond the patient. We are at the forefront of leading change and are required to be advocates for legislation and regulation changes as well as within local communities. Our world is changing and many global issues affect health care.
The current workforce challenges are just one example. Others include the global burden of disease and the age of our populations. These global issues are affecting professional practice. We must ensure that, to be a true advocates, nurses have the knowledge and skills, and this starts with taking care of ourselves and each other.
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