Order of Nurses concludes ‘a meeting in every casa’ national campaign

As part of the national campaign, ‘A Meeting with Nurses in Every Casa: Participate, Explore, Know’, the Lebanese Order of Nurses organized last Sunday its 12th and last gathering at the Imam Sadr Foundations in the southern port city of Tyre. The event was held under the sponsorship of the Health Ministry’s Primary Health Care Department in cooperation with the Tyre municipality. On the occasion, the head of the Order of Nurses, Nuhad Yazbek Dumit, underlined the roles accomplished by male and female nurses as, “mentors, teachers, academics, organizers, researchers and examiners working within a homogenous team and guided with effective and meaningful communication.” The director of Imam Sadr Foundation, Nijad Sharaffedin, for his part, said that with the technological and scientific advancement in all fields, including the health sector, the role of the nurse has naturally expanded from health care to education, participation in development of comprehensive health care plans and research, and coordination of the roles of health workers, patient follow-up and treatment supervisory tasks. It should be noted that the meeting created an opportunity for participants to communicate with nurses and learn about their profession through free health check-ups and awareness info about diabetes and blood pressure, as well as mother and child health in addition to leisure and educational activities for all family members. (Al Mustaqbal, August 1, 2016)

 

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