TEHRAN –National Nurses Week started today with the theme of ‘Nurses, the society’s health asset’, highlighting the key role of nurses in the country’s healthcare system.

In this line, the health ministry will hold various programs, including scientific meetings, educational workshops, and nursing care exhibitions.

Meeting senior nurses and families of martyred nurses, and implementing cultural programs are among other programs.

The event's main objective is to appreciate hardworking nurses, promote their scientific knowledge, raise their awareness, and motivate them to provide better services to patients.

Also, each day of the week focuses on a specific topic.

Saturday, November 2, Nursery, sacrifice, professional insights

Sunday, November 3, Nursery, science and knowledge

Monday, November 4, History and culture of nursery

Tuesday, November 5, Nurse, health economy, and society

Wednesday, November 6, Nurse, the frontrunner of the healthcare system

Thursday, November 7, Nursery, and health policies

Friday, November 8, Nursery, family, physical and spiritual health

First exhibition on nursing care

The first exhibition in West Asia on nursing equipment and care services for patients, elderly, and children, named Nursing Carex, is scheduled to be held in Tehran from November 5 to 8.

The exhibition will serve as a platform to feature nurses’ key role in society, and provide an opportunity for sharing expertise in nursing services with regional countries; the companies will also have the chance to display their capabilities and latest achievements in the field, IRNA reported.

“International Nurses Day (IND) celebrated on May 12 highlighted the economic power of care which creates healthy people and societies and drives healthy economies under the theme: Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care,” IRNA quoted Ahmad Nejatian, an official with the Iranian Nursing Organization, as saying.

Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation. IND 2024 aimed to reshape perceptions, demonstrating how strategic investment in nursing can bring considerable economic and societal benefits.

Holding this exhibition also highlights the importance of the economic role of nurses' services and the equipment that nurses use to provide services to people, while the most important achievement of the exhibition will be showcasing the role of nurses, he stressed.

The main approach of the scientific exhibition is that nurses are the primary users of medical tools, the official added.

As the existing diseases progress, home care services will also grow to play an important role in patient care. It will soon compete with hospitals in terms of the volume of patients and the services provided.  

“During the Covid-19 outbreak, the role of nurses in society became very prominent and people recognized that, too.

Nurses are on the front line of health services and are exposed to the greatest threats, but new perspectives such as home care services and  in-home care, especially with the aging population, have created new markets for providing nursing services that will shape the future of the healthcare sector.”

Holding the exhibition will certainly contribute to improving the status of nurses and enhancing nursing services in Iran, Nejatian highlighted.

On the sidelines of the exhibition, several seminars and scientific events will be held which will definitely be useful for nurses and update their information.

MT/MG