International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland.
Int Nurs Rev. 2021 Mar;68(1):9-11. doi: 10.1111/inr.12673.
Preparing the world to manage future pandemics must take priority. It is clear that we were not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to cause great suffering around the world. Nurses and other health professionals everywhere must be involved in health policy planning and implementation of public health measures to combat this and future pandemics. Such preparation needs community policy involvement at grassroots levels and needs to be collaboratively instigated at international levels. The death so far of over 2000 nurses is unacceptable in this pandemic, and we need to better protect and sustain the workforce. The International Council of Nurses has been instrumental in data gathering of nurses' experiences during COVID-19. Key points from analysis of this data have been included in Second Progress Report of the World Health Organization's Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. This paper summarises the key messages from this report, as well as the nursing shortage. The International Council of Nurses resounds the call for massive investment in nursing education, leadership and jobs, as well as protection for our nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic.
为管理未来的大流行疫情做好准备必须成为当务之急。很明显，我们对仍在全球范围内造成巨大痛苦的 COVID-19 大流行毫无准备。世界各地的护士和其他卫生专业人员必须参与卫生政策规划和实施公共卫生措施，以应对这一大流行和未来的大流行。这种准备需要社区政策在基层的参与，并需要在国际层面上共同推动。在这场大流行中，已有 2000 多名护士死亡，这是不可接受的，我们需要更好地保护和维持劳动力。国际护士理事会在收集护士在 COVID-19 期间的经验数据方面发挥了重要作用。对这些数据的分析要点已纳入世界卫生组织大流行防范和应对独立小组的第二份进展报告。本文总结了该报告以及护理人员短缺的主要信息。国际护士理事会呼吁对护理教育、领导和就业进行大规模投资，并呼吁保护我们在大流行一线的护士。
