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[Reflections on the Nursing Work Environment in Light of the Experience With COVID-19].
Chen, Yu-Feng; Yang, Wan-Ping.
  • Chen YF; BSN, RN, Chairman, Taiwan Nursing & Medical Industries Union, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Yang WP; PhD, RN, Team Leader, Department of International Medical Center, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, and Academic Consultant, Taiwan Nursing & Medical Industries Union, Taiwan, ROC. wpy.penny@gmail.com.
Hu Li Za Zhi ; 67(6): 12-17, 2020 Dec.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-994100
ABSTRACT
Labor issues related to the nursing profession have been gaining prominence in Taiwan as well as overseas. In 2016, the United Nations highlighted the importance of societies investing sufficient funds in their professional nurses to support and promote public health, gender equality, and economic growth. Good-quality care requires that nurses have good physical and mental health, while creating and maintaining a friendly nursing work environment rely on cooperation among the government, labor unions, and hospitals. Over the past decade, the Taiwan government has increasingly promoted relevant regulations and established a friendly platform to allow nursing staffs to identify problems and report labor rights violations. In addition, nurses have formed unions to defend and advocate for their professional rights. After the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019, the Department of Nursing and Health Care of the Ministry of Health and Welfare actively proposed policies related to creating and maintaining good nursing work environments. The Taiwan Nursing and Medical Industries Union took a supervisory role in this process, providing feedback on policies from the perspective of Taiwan's professional nurses and arguing for the reasonable and fair subsidization of epidemic prevention facilities, implementation of mask and protective equipment, nursing labor rights, and social respect for the nursing profession. Much work still needs to be done to improve the domestic working environment for nursing staffs, including improving and expanding education, normalizing and effectively utilizing nursing staff feedback and whistleblowing information, promoting information transparency, and implementing better policies. We hope that a friendlier nursing work environment will attract many more outstanding young persons to pursue a career in nursing.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Work / Nursing / Workplace / Environment Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Chinese Journal: Hu Li Za Zhi Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Work / Nursing / Workplace / Environment Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Chinese Journal: Hu Li Za Zhi Year: 2020 Document Type: Article