INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES FOR THE YEAR 2000 LAUNCHES THEME "NURSES?. ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU"

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES FOR THE YEAR 2000 LAUNCHES THEME "NURSES…. ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU"

Around 1,950 Maltese Nurses and Midwives are providing care in hospitals, health centres, clinics, schools, workplaces, community, individuals' own homes, elderly homes, day centres, facilities for persons with disabilities, prisons, rehabilitation centres, in either governmental, non-governmental and private organisations.

"Nurses ..... Always There For You", the theme chosen by the International Council of Nurses for the year 2000, provides an excellent opportunity for all local health care providers to come together to consolidate past and present nursing care delivery, as well as to project future care delivery and search for improved care strategies. It also serves as a medium to raise public awareness of the importance and extent of nurses' work.

"Nurses ..... Always There For You", implies that nurses find themselves working in many diverse roles and settings and are an essential resource for health. The main objective in nursing is to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, alleviate suffering, and to assist people through health and illness needs at all times and across all age groups.