NLN Collaborates with World Health Organization & Campaign for Nursing Now on Just-Released State of the World’s Nursing 2020
 April 6, 2020 | ||
| For Immediate Release | Press Contact: Michael Keaton 202-909-2544; mkeaton@nln.org | |
| National League for Nursing Collaborates with World Health Organization & Campaign for Nursing Now on Just-Released State of the World’s Nursing 2020 | ||
| Washington, DC — There has never been a more urgent need to assess the state of the world’s health care resources than today, as the current novel coronavirus pandemic has made abundantly clear. Among the most effective weapons in this war’s arsenal are health care professionals, with nurses comprising 59 percent of that workforce.
The timely release of State of the World’s Nursing 2020 (SOWN): Investing in Education, Jobs and Leadership is the first report of its kind from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Campaign for Nursing Now to offer a comprehensive analysis, drawn from all available data, of how national governments, educational and health care institutions, public agencies, and private partners must collaborate over the coming decade to meet the anticipated growing stress on the nursing workforce. It also details the case to overcome geographic, economic and demographic disparities that block access to effective, affordable universal health care. As a participant in the research and preparation of this document at the beginning, the National League for Nursing has been a vocal advocate for one of its key themes: serious investment in nursing education as a vital link in creating equitable, sustainable access to outstanding, inclusive, culturally sensitive universal health care. The National League for Nursing is the first and oldest nursing association in the United States. Among the report’s recommendations for the way forward are:
NLN President Patricia S. Yoder Wise, RN, EdD, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAONL, FAAN, Professor and Dean Emerita at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and president of The Wise Group, said, “The National League for Nursing applauds the WHO, Nursing Now and their partners for publishing State of the World’s Nursing 2020. As today’s public health crisis demonstrates, nursing leadership and compassionate, competent nursing care have never been in greater demand across the globe. We are confident the report will aid in advancing international and national strategies and solutions to effectively address both evolving and diverse communal public health needs. An especially meaningful inclusion is the need for extraordinary preparedness and coordination that health emergencies and natural disasters require of our nurses.” NLN CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, said, “I was honored to join the distinguished leaders in nursing and health care at WHO headquarters in Geneva where we began this process. On behalf of the National League for Nursing, I contributed our vision and expertise, gained through many decades, in nursing education, nursing workforce, and leadership development. I was thus gratified to find these concerns reflected in the published report.” Read the full report here. About the National League for Nursing Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members, comprising nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education and health care organizations. Learn more at NLN.org Join the NLN's online community.  | ||
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