The concept of cultural safety arose from the colonial context of New Zealand society. In response to the poor health status of Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their insistence that service delivery change profoundly, nursing has begun a process of self examination and change in nursing education, prompted by Maori nurses. Nursing and midwifery organizations moved to support th...

The Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Development is an independent, international, non-profit organization, with 44 Collaborating Centres. Among its members there are internationally recognized nursing and midwifery leaders, what emphasizes the unique meaning of this group. Based on its history, this article describes how the work as a network can transform ...

abstract [1]   background and objective:hospital infection is undoubtedly the most important world's problem which is considered by health care centers. lack of proper understanding of staff of infection controling ways and procedures play a decisive role in the increased transmission of infectious agents in hospital infections. if nurses know the proper effective ways they would help to r...

Health 2020, the European health policy framework and strategy, aims to improve the health and well-being of populations, reduce inequalities and ensure people-centred health systems. In order to support the realization of the Health 2020 goals, the European strategic directions for strengthening nursing and midwifery towards Health 2020 was developed guiding Member States and the WHO Regional ...

drug and intravenous thrapy basic clinical skills in nursing students at the end of third year     haji hossaini f [1] *, sharifnia sh [2] , nazari r [3] , rezaei r [4] ,saatsaz s [5]     received: 9 sep, 2011 accepted: 20 oct, 2011     abstract:   background & aims : learning drugs and intravenous therapy are necessary for nursing students. this study was done with the aim of assessing the dru...

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Student Research Committee, Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IR Iran Department of Family Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: El...

Niall McCrae, Lecturer, and Katerina Kuzminska, Postgraduate Nursing Student, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College, London, chart the influences of Nightingale's Poor Law infirmary reforms.

COURSE IN THE AREA OF HEALTH PROMOTION Mahrokh Kheshvari, Niko Yamani, Peyman Abidi, Hossein Shahnazi. Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Research Center in nursing and midwifery school in Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Associate Professor, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Professor of Medicine; Isfahan Uni...

Midwifery is one of the universal professions. At the end of the nineteenth century, midwives in the United States were disenfranchised from the mainstream. A concerted effort was waged by male physicians to characterize midwifery practices as unscientific while simultaneously preventing midwives from obtaining formal education. Although midwifery in the United States continued, it was limited ...

NHS Fife and the University of Dundee School of Nursing and Midwifery jointly offer final-year adult nursing students the opportunity to undertake an employment induction programme and apply for the nurse bank before they register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. If successful, they are guaranteed places on a four-week paid induction programme on the nurse bank as soon as their registrat...