A Heart Felt Thank You to Registered Nurses on the COVID-19 Front Lines: May 6th, 2020
Introduction
The input of the nurses cannot be ignored based on the much sacrifice they make for the sake of the community welfare. Since the inception of the institution by Florence Night gale, tremendous challenges have been incurred. The aspect has however been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic whose fate is unknown. The sacrifices are heartfelt as the nurses’ factor in their care for the families to the input in the workplaces. The presentation of figures is such robust advocacy for a reason for the thanking the registered nurses across all sectors. It would, however, play a greater role in presenting first-hand information to express the sentiments of such parties.
Main Contents
The national nurses week sets on Wednesdays based on the day Florence Night gale pioneered care for the British soldiers. Recent development and devastation of the health condition by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, overshadows the appreciation of the nurses week. The nurses are identified to be victims of harsh working conditions based on the unpredictability of the conditions of the incoming patients. They are particularly endangered by the newly eminent COVID-19 that calls for procedural attention in wearing the working gears. They further fear the potential contraction of the virus which might be transmitted to their families. As a result, the nurses are committed to sensitizing the public to stick to social distancing. Since then they are already busy taking care of the affected, the public can appreciate their efforts by observing the issued directives.
Strengths of the Presentation
The presentation of the article is coherent in the development of ideas. The author, in this case, gives a background brief of the input of Florence Night gale in registered nursing services. The verge gives a highlight of the sacrifices the nurses make sometimes voluntary. Additionally, Florence is utilized as a predictor of a possible pandemic that would call for immense sacrifices from the nurses. Besides, the figures of COVID-19 status give a highlight of the need for not politicizing the health data as already persuaded by Night gale. Eventually, the article takes a look at the demanding status for handling COVID-19 that exposes nurses to risks thus crediting them with a reason for appreciation.
Weaknesses of the Presentation
Despite the coherence of the presentation, there is a deficiency of data to assert the nurses’ predicaments. The presented statistics indicate the transition in numbers of the contractions and deaths from the virus. Furthermore, despite the acknowledgment of the diversity of nursing –practices, a non-divergent approach is assumed. The prospects of the weight borne from the need for care for the families lack a first-hand response from the family members.
Potential Improvements in the presentation
The presentation ought to include more data showing the predicaments faced by the nurses. Such would include first-hand information such as interviews and memoirs. John Line’s indication of infection of nurses as a result of exposure to care for the patients would thus be affirmed by additional data. It would have been much explicit presenting a view of the feeling for the kins of the nurse concerning their counter-parts. Such would not only show the concerns by the nurses but also the burden is borne on their behalf by their close partners.
Conclusion
Nursing is a demanding practice demanding care for both the patients and the kins. The practitioners are furthermore at a greater risk since the eruption of COVID-19. The presentation of data indicating the rise in transmission of death of the victims not excluding the nurse is a firm assertion of the condition. There is also a burden for a procedural wearing and removal of protective gear which is not a guarantee of their safety. It is thus necessary to appreciate their efforts.