Mangiacavalli (FNOPI): “Immediate valorisation of the profession
in training, career and contractual paths”
International Nurses Day coincides with Mother’s Day this year: 76% of nurses are women and over 270,000 are mothers who have to reconcile this demanding profession with family responsibilities (over half have two or more children).
“We are the backbone of the National Health Service, but we are witnessing a particularly critical moment, made up of important shortcomings, a decrease in interest on the part of young people in choosing this profession, an evaluation by those who are already ‘migrate’ to other structures in some European and North American countries”.
This was stated by Barbara Mangiacavalli, president of the National Federation of Nursing Professions Orders (FNOPI), on the occasion of the anniversary of May 12, the day of the birth of Florence Nightingale, mother of modern nursing.
“Let’s nourish health” is the slogan chosen by FNOPI for the 2024 edition: “We wanted to take this opportunity – declares Barbara Mangiacavalli – to return to the origin of the etymological root of the Anglo-Saxon term Nurse which derives from the Latin Nutrix and refers to the concept of nutrition, of taking care of those in need. This is what the nurse does in his daily activity”.
“On this important day – states the FNOPI president – we need to recall the institutions and politics on the issue of the nursing shortage, because it is no longer a problem of our profession, but of the whole country, it is a problem of all citizens because without nurses there is no future, without nurses there is no health, there is no assistance for an increasingly elderly, fragile and lonely population.
It is therefore necessary to relaunch policies to enhance the profession both in training, career and contractual paths. Therefore, have the courage to innovate healthcare models so that our citizens can always benefit from this essential component which, together with all the other healthcare professions, has ensured that our NHS is among the first in the world and our country enjoys the high rate of longevity.”
