The Nursing Now Challenge: Looking towards the future of nursing & midwifery leadership
Join us this Friday (16th April) at 2pm (BST) to learn about the Nursing Now Challenge.
Please see the agenda below.
The Nursing Now Challenge: Looking...
WHO to launch first report on the state of the world’s nursing
2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is fast approaching and with it, a golden opportunity to shine a light on nursing...
Grenada Nurses Association launches Nursing Now group during, “We Dare to Care: Let’s Talk...
Earlier this year, Nursing Now Grenada was launched by the Grenada Nurses Association at the ”We Dare to Care: Let’s Talk Nursing” symposium.
During the...
COVID-19: Hablando por la salud y hablando por la enfermería
Descargar la grabacion de este seminario aqui.
En este Año 2020 de la Enfermera y Partera, las enfermeras de todo el mundo estamos luchando contra ...
The Nightingale Hospital: A fitting tribute to the founder of modern nursing amid COVID-19...
This blog was written by Anthony Harbin, Programme Administrator, Nightingale Challenge.
As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise, a temporary hospital is...
International Council of Nurses announces International Nurses Day theme for 2021
Geneva, Switzerland; 15 October 2020 – The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today announced the theme for International Nurses Day 2021 (#IND2021). Following on from previous...
“Real change can be subtle, but also possible”
This blog was written by Sailesh Bhandari, a registered clinical nurse from Nepal.
My name is Sailesh Bhandari and I am a Nepalese registered clinical...
2020 countdown – join us to hear our plans!
The countdown to 2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is well underway and we know that many of you have exciting plans...
Learning from mistakes and embracing diverse perspectives
In this blog, Tope Forsyth discusses her experience as a registered Mental Health Nurse working as a Quality Improvement Manager for suicide prevention. She...
Survey seeks to understand impact of COVID-19 on nursing & midwifery workforce
In an attempt to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt across the global nursing and midwifery workforce we would like to invite...
“We are closer to the front line than we would have ever imagined”
This blog was written by Matt Daley, Nightingale Challenge Fellow
When we entered the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020, how many...
Campaign Launches in Kenya
23 August 2018
Nursing Now Kenya was officially launched by Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta in Nairobi this Thursday.
There were events held across the day,...
A call for a fairer, healthier world
Munashe Nykia is a registered nurse in Harare, Zimbabwe. He also serves as a Global Young Nurse Representative on the board for the Nursing...
Nightingale Challenge Update: Mersin University, Turkey
This blog was written by the Nightingale Challenge team at Mersin University, Turkey.
The Mersin University, Turkey, accepted the Nightingale Challenge in January 2020.
Our...
AAN Founding Member Fadwa A Affara unanimously selected for 2020 Princess Srinagarindra Award
The Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives has announced that one of their founding members, Fadwa Ahmed Affara RGN, MA, MSc, MEd, has...
A letter of support & solidarity from Nursing Now Patron, Her Royal Highness The...
Nursing Now Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a letter of support with the Nursing Now campaign, showing her solidarity...
Canada joins the Nursing Now campaign!
Nursing Now Canada was officially launched on 2nd June at a multi-stakeholder, international colloquium in Vancouver BC co-hosted by the Canada Nurses Association (CNA)...
Protecting Nurses, Saving Lives
This blog was written by Judith Oulton, Chair of the Africa Action Network for Nurses and Midwives
In response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Uganda Launch Event
Nursing Now Uganda was launched on 22 March as part of the 3rd UK-East African Healthcare Summit, which took place in Kampala, Uganda. Our Co-Chair,...
The Nightingale Challenge: Adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic
As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 crisis, nurses and midwives are on the frontline, working tirelessly to care for patients during this...
COVID-19: Nurses on the frontline
This blog was written by Charlotte Jakab-Hall, Chief Nurse Junior Fellow & Safe Care Sister, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, England UK.
Let me start...
Jhpiego hosts Nursing Now launch event
Jhpiego President and CEO, Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Phd, RN, FAAN.
11 May update
Jhpiego has launched a new nursing microsite, which celebrates nurses’ work around the world,...
Surrey and Borders launch Nightingale Challenge programme
This blog was written by Tope Forsyth, Quality Improvement Manager, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Last month saw the launch of our new...
Nursing Now participates in Global Gender Assessment Survey
Nursing Now is proud to be working with Intrahealth International to conduct a survey of nurses worldwide to examine how gender is related to:
...
Nurses unite in call to nominate Marianne Stoger and Margaritha Pissarek for the Nobel...
The Korean Nurses Association has led a call to have two nurses nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their selfless dedication...
President of Pakistan launches national campaign
Islamabad, Pakistan
8th January 2019
President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, formally launched Nursing Now Pakistan at a ceremony during the first Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery summit held...
“Compassion and kindness are not only my core values, but they are the driving...
Michelle Cudjoe is the Head of Midwifery and Divisional Chief Nurse for the Women and Children’s Division at East Surrey hospital, Surrey and Sussex...
My experience working on the frontline combating COVID-19
This blog was written by Meshack Otewa, a registered nurse and educator working in Kenya. Meshack is also the author of the MeshRN blog...
“Influence is like a muscle that can be trained”
This blog was written by Etti Rosenberg, Director of the Department of Nursing Planning and Policy, Clalit Health Services Management School
Last week (early March...
The Nightingale Challenge: Celebrating leadership in nursing
We have been delighted with the achievements of the Nightingale Challenge programmes in what has been an extremely challenging year for everyone, but especially nurses...
Ugandan Nursing Students win AAN Award for Innovation and Sustainability in Health Worker Safety
The Students’ Association of Kampala International University (KIU) School of Nursing took on the challenge of designing & producing reusable face masks for health...
Combatting early career anxiety by sharing experience & empowering others
This blog was written by Jamie Wheeler, Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Being an early career nurse comes with a lot of adaptation and change. As...
SameYou challenges nurses to transform recovery care & rehabilitation after brain injury
This challenge is now closed. Stay tuned for news of our next challenge coming 6th October 2020.
We are delighted to announce that SameYou will...
Nursing Now’s Global Footprints: Schedule of Events
On 24th May, as the sun rises in the East, we will kick off the Nursing Now Global Footprints event with a regional celebration...
Introducing the Nightingale Challenge 2020
Nurse leaders and partners at St Thomas' Hospital, one of the first organisations to accept the Nightingale Challenge 2020, left to right: Roisin Fitzsimmons,...
Health worker task sharing improves access to HIV treatment in Tanzania
Days are long for Anna Mzeru.
A nurse at a health dispensary in the Bagamoyo region of Tanzania, she is one of only two medical...
Lord Crisp asks the UK Government about plans to support nurses & midwives
Nursing Now Co-Chair, Lord Nigel Crisp has asked what plans the UK Government has to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary and the Year of the...
World Health Day & beyond
World Health Day is just around the corner (7th April), and it will mark the launch of the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing...
All Ireland Nursing Festival
All Ireland Nursing Festival
Sláintecare: Nursing’s Challenge
Wednesday 10 February 2021 | Watch Live & On-Demand
On Wednesday 10th February join the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation...
“All countries must now be prepared for the pandemic – and nurses must be...
This blog was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign.
The Nursing Now team is currently in Nassau, The Bahamas,...
African and Caribbean UK Health Care Diaspora Event
When: Monday 29th October 2018 16:00-19:00
Where: The Marquee, St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Hosted By: Nursing Now and Zimbabwean Health Training Support
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION...
University of Ghana Health Services launches Nightingale Challenge programme.
The University of Ghana Health Services has launched its Nightingale Challenge!
There are 10 nurses taking part in the programme. The Nightingale Challenge participants attended...
Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference
Our Global Campaign Manager Dr Catherine Hannaway spoke about the Nursing Now campaign at the 4th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives (CNMF) Conference, held in...
Nursing Now launches in Australia
Today marks the official launch of Nursing Now Australia. At an event hosted by the Australian College of Nurses, and attended by...
Ministry of Health in Aragon, Spain, joins the Nursing Now campaign to support its...
The regional Government of Aragon in Spain officially joined the Nursing Now campaign earlier this year.
The launch event was attended by a large number...
Nursing now and forever
This blog was written by Nursing Now Champion, Sir George Alleyne. Sir Alleyne is the Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization.
When Lord...
Esther Bosede Ilesanmi
The role of young nurses in making Universal Health Coverage a reality
This blog was written by Esther Bosede Ilesanmi (RN, RM, RPHN, BNSC). Esther...
Nightingale Challenge, Employer Webinar #2
As part of the Nightingale Challenge’s series of webinars for employers, Margaret Martin, Nurse Manager of Development of Practice & Workplace Capabilities from South...
2020 Commonwealth Civil Society Policy Forum
Due to social distancing and travel restrictions currently in place across Commonwealth countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Commonwealth Civil...
Register for upcoming webinar, “Nurses-Reimagine our Wellbeing”
Register for upcoming webinar, “Nurses-Reimagine our Wellbeing” hosted by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.
11.00am-1.00pm 24 September 2020
Date:
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Time:
NZT 11.00am to 1.00pm
Location:
Via...
Sigma’s Nightingale Challenge experience
This Nightingale Challenge update was written by Dr Elizabeth Madigan, CEO of Sigma Theta Tau.
Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing (Sigma) has 28...
COVID-19: Speaking Out for Health, Speaking Out for Nursing
If you missed this webinar, you can listen here.
In this, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, nurses around the globe are fighting...
Brazilian Nursing College launches emergency action project
Nursing professionals at the Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, a WHO Collaborating Centre, have created an emergency action project in response to the COVID-19...
Mediclinic Middle East launches Daisy Programme
Mediclinic Middle East has chosen 2020, the Year of the Nurse & the Midwife to launch its Daisy Programme across all its UAE facilities...
NCD Hard Talks Webinar
Date: 18 November 2020, 13:00 CET
Title: “Building an NCD Ready Workforce”
Registration: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p_f-_bp6T4q3jjA-uiwAJg
Details: Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates a transformation in how, and by...
Nursing students in the Bahamas get to grips with Nursing Now
Last week, a group of nursing students attending the University of the Bahamas joined Rosemarie Josey, Nursing Now Board Member, to learn...
A royal Christmas party to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives
As part of the ‘Berry Royal Christmas’, nurses and midwives were celebrated for the work they do and the sacrifices they make in being...
Rwanda Launch Event
On 29 June 2018, Nursing Now was launched in Rwanda by Minister of Health, Dr Diana Gashumba, and President of the Rwanda Nurses and Midwives...
A new view: designing the care we give
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Lead for the Nightingale Challenge
Nursing is a deeply human experience. Through their experience, nurses are the bridge between a patient...
New ICN report shows governments are failing to prioritize nurses as number of confirmed...
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 nurse deaths passes 1000, a report from the International Council of Nurses (ICN) reveals that less than half...
Inspiration in the time of COVID-19
Roisin O’Connell, Emergency Department Nurse, Ireland reflects on the inspiration she draws from strong teamwork and colleagues to make it through the fight against...
Upcoming webinars – Sept 2020
Over the coming weeks, we have several webinars planned. See the list and details below to make sure you don't miss out!
Implementing Innovation, 3pm...
UK Government announces global funding nurses
At Nursing Now’s launch event in London, UK International Development Minister Harriett Baldwin MP announced £5 million for the training of nurses and midwives...
Nursing Now launches in Liberia
Earlier this year, Nursing Now Liberia was launched as part of the celebrations for International Nurses' Day in Monrovia. More than 150 nurses and student...
State of the World’s Nursing report highlights importance of investing in nurses
The first-ever State of the World’s Nursing Report (SOWN), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Nursing...
Making the Invisible Visible: The Triple Impact Report
Image credit: IntraHealth International
On Tuesday 23 January, IntraHealth International and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing hosted an event to highlight how nursing improves gender...
Roadshow showcases campaign across Australia
The Australian College of Nursing has taken Nursing Now on the road. The roadshow has generated support for the campaign across Australia, with events...
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School
Nursing Now global wants to make sure that all nurses and midwives across the globe, in every role at every level, are skilled and...
Nursing Now 2020: the Nightingale Challenge
Global healthcare expenditure is increasing, along with the numbers of older patients with multiple comorbidities, while the numbers of health workers are hugely decreasing,...
The Nightingale Challenge: One year on!
To mark the first anniversary of the Nightingale Challenge, we will hold an all-day virtual conference on Friday 26th June. This will be an...
Apply Now: Global Nursing Leadership Institute
Applications are now open for the ICN's Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI TM) 2019 leadership programme.
The programme aims to prepare top nurses from around the...
The Nursing Touchstone – sharing the voices of nurses everywhere
Sarah and Marie are two registered nurses who capture the writings and thoughts from nurse colleagues.
We know nursing is a pretty amazing profession. Wherever you work,...
World Health Day puts our nurses and midwives in the spotlight where they belong
This article originally appeared on the website of Waikato Institute of Technology
In celebration and recognition of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Evidence-based practice: Guideline development, implementation and evaluation
Would you like to learn about evidence-based guidelines to enrich your care and patient outcomes? Nursing Now invites you to join a webinar offered...
My experience of midwifery & the Nightingale Challenge in Uganda
This blog was written by Professor Grace Edwards, Professor of Midwifery Education and Practice, Aga Khan University.
Teaching midwifery in Africa has been the most...
Groundbreaking new report uncovers gender barriers within nursing
A report released today on nursing leadership explains why we must tackle persisting gender-related barriers and invest in nurses, in order to allow them...
Update from the International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research
The International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) is proud to be a Nursing Now partner and to celebrate The Year of the...
Experience is the best teacher for this nurse educator
This blog oringally appeared on the Wintec Waikato Institute of Technology website. You can access it here.
Thirty years ago, young nurse Maureen Kelly left...
“The Nightingale Challenge Programme has impacted me dramatically”
This blog was written by Brínín Anderson. Brínín is a Staff Nurse in an acute surgical ward at Antrim Area Hospital. She is one...
South Korea hold biggest ever campaign launch!
2nd November 2018
Over 5,000 nurses gathered in Seoul to launch Nursing Now Republic of Korea, in a ceremony which inspired supporters across the world.
Co-hosted...
Nursing Now USA holds strategy and action meeting
The University of North Carolina School of Nursing co-hosted a Nursing Now USA strategy and action meeting. The meeting was held in partnership with the...
The role of nurses in the digitalisation of the healthcare sector
This article was written by the European Federation of Nurses Associations' and originally appeared on the European Federation of Nurses Associations' website.
The European Federation...
Brain injury recovery and rehabilitation: Bridging the gap from hospital to home
On 27th August at 9:30 AM (BST) we will hold the second of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative webinars on the theme of...
New song pays tribute to the nurses working on the frontline of the COVID-19...
In December 2020, country duo Brown & Gray announced the release of their single, “You Didn’t Have To,” and accompanying music video produced in...
From the ward to the World Health Assembly
Ciaran McHugh is one of Nursing Now’s Young Nurses who was selected to take part in our pre-World Health Assembly workshop, organised in partnership...
Promoting diversity in nursing, increasing visibility of our profession
This blog was written by David Ferran, registered nurse and Co-Chair of Valuing Diversity in Nursing Northern Ireland.
My name is David Ferran and I...
Diploma in Tropical Nursing – Preparing nurses and midwives to work in low and...
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) supports nurses and midwives in their development through the innovative Diploma in Tropical Nursing (DTN) by preparing them...
Nursing: An equal opportunity profession?
This blog was written by Professor David Thompson, Professor of Nursing at Queen’s University, Belfast, Dr Barry Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Queen’s...
Nurses lead the way in achieving universal health and well-being
This blog originally appeared on the Primary Care International website and was posted on the 23rd September 2019 by Dr Angela Chaudhuri and Jane Lennon & filed...
Climate change threatens healthcare systems: International Council of Nurses calls on governments to act...
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called on governments to take immediate action to tackle climate change, after latest Lancet Countdown report reveals...
Nursing Now supports Korean Nurses Association at annual Nightingale Festival
On 30th October, the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) held its annual Nursing Policy Declaration Ceremony, otherwise known as the Nightingale Festival at Gwanghwamun Square,...
Nurses Promoting Health through Gender Equality Advocacy, Policy and Programs
Nursing Now Co-Chairs Prof Sheila Tlou and Lord Nigel Crisp will join C3 Collaborating for Health on 22nd October 2020 at 5:30 pm (BST)...
QNI Innovation in Complex Care – Funding Programme Announced
This article was originally posted on the Queen's Nursing Institute website. You can read the original post here.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has announced a...
Stepping boldly into 2021
This blog was written by Dr Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now
Happy New Year to you and your families from all of us at...
Nightingale Challenge leadership programme, Veteran General Hospital, Taipei
Taipei Veteran General Hospital accepted the Nightingale Challenge and organised a leadership training programme for young nurses, aiming to equip and empower the next...
COVID-19 & Learning Disability Nursing: Ensuring that no one is overlooked
This blog was written by Phil Boulter (Consultant Nurse), Emily Belton (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Dara Shortall (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Natasha...
Nightingale Challenge update from the Nairobi Hospital, Kenya
This blog was written by Benta Omonge, Director of Nursing Services, The Nairobi Hospital, and Immaculate Wambugu, Deputy Principal, Post Basic Programs, The Nairobi...
Nursing Now invites Elizabeth Iro to discuss her personal journey into leadership
Next week, on 11th December, Nursing Now will be joined by Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nursing Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO) during a...
Inaugural meeting for Pacific heads of nurses set to influence and drive regional health...
This article originally appeared on the Pacific Community website and can be accessed here.
The Heads of Nursing from Pacific Island Countries and Territories will...
Nursing Now Malawi identifies objectives and plans mentorship programme
Nursing Now Malawi was launched on International Nurses’ Day, 12th May 2019. The event was attended by nurses from across the country and government...
