Kiger Anna J
Nurse Lead. 2021 Jun;19(3):255-258. doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2021.02.011. Epub 2021 Feb 27.
When our nation was challenged by a global pandemic in 2020, nursing stepped forward to carry out what needed to be done-to take care of the nation's people. As the pandemic evolved and became the largest single public health concern of our modern times, there seemed to be a void of the profession of nursing being involved in the strategy to address the pandemic. Although there were many nurse leaders across our nation speaking for their organizations and working tirelessly to ensure they delivered the care necessary, it seemed to this author that the voice of nursing was missing at the highest levels of our state and government agencies. As nurses, we own our profession and have a responsibility to elevate the profession to a level of respect and trust that when the next public health crisis occurs, nursing is sitting at the table, ready to contribute to the strategy to save our patients' lives.
2020年，当我们的国家面临全球大流行的挑战时，护士们挺身而出，去完成需要做的事情——照顾国民。随着疫情的演变，它成为了我们现代最大的单一公共卫生问题，而护理专业在应对疫情的策略中似乎处于缺位状态。尽管全国有许多护士领导人为他们的组织发声，并不知疲倦地努力确保提供必要的护理，但在作者看来，在我们州和政府机构的最高层面上，护理的声音缺失了。作为护士，我们拥有自己的职业，有责任将这个职业提升到一个受尊重和信任的水平，以便当下一次公共卫生危机发生时，护理专业能参与其中，随时准备为拯救我们患者生命的策略做出贡献。
