The frontline of health and healing of patients' suffering; Service of 2,900 nurses in Bushehr province

Bushehr - Nurses play a central role in maintaining people's health, taking care of patients and continuing medical services; A role that becomes more important than ever in critical and difficult situations.

Ambassador Arjan of Provinces Group: Nursing is not only a medical profession, but a combination of specialized knowledge, clinical skills, responsibility and human companionship with patients who need care and support in the most sensitive moments of their lives.

Nurses, along with doctors and other members of the medical staff, form an important part of the health service delivery chain, and the quality of their performance has a direct impact on the treatment process, prevention of complications, reduction of patients' suffering, and increase of public trust in the health system.

In Bushehr province, the expansion of medical centers and population dispersion in urban and rural areas has increased the importance of the presence of nursing and emergency medical personnel.

In intensive work shifts, difficult hospital conditions and emergency missions, these forces are responsible for taking care of the sick and injured; A responsibility that, in addition to professional knowledge and ability, requires physical and mental preparation, suitable equipment and a standard work environment.

2,900 nursing and emergency medical personnel in Bushehr

The Director of Nursing of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences stated in a conversation with Mehr reporter: About 2,900 nursing and emergency medical staff are working in 18 university and non-university hospitals and 55 emergency centers of 115 Bushehr province and are working in various treatment and relief departments to respond to people's needs.

Abdul Rasool Abbasi stated that the value of nurses' services is not only limited to therapeutic measures, and clarified that proper care, prevention of possible risks, maintaining the dignity of patients, reducing anxiety and creating a sense of security and trust in them are important aspects of nurses' professional activity.

Abbasi pointed out that, in addition to their specialized responsibilities, nurses help patients and their families bear the difficulties of the disease with patience and companionship, and in many cases, they are the first people to recognize the change in the patient's condition and take action to follow up the treatment and prevent the occurrence of complications.

He continued: The importance of this responsibility becomes more apparent in critical situations, and the nursing community followed the responsibility of caring for the injured and providing medical services in difficult events such as the 12-day war and the 40-day war.

According to the nursing director of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, this presence shows the importance of professional preparation, organizational commitment and human responsibility of nurses in a situation where the society's need for medical services increases and continuity of service becomes vitally important.

Supporting nurses, a condition for improving the quality of medical services

One of the important issues in the field of nursing is to pay attention to the conditions that medical personnel need to fulfill their responsibilities. Working in hospital environments, constantly facing the pain and suffering of patients, long shifts and the responsibility of taking care of human lives increases the need to pay attention to the health, peace and professional ability of nurses.

In this context, Abbasi said: besides the responsibility of caring for others, nurses should have health, security, peace, opportunity for professional growth and suitable working conditions; Because it is not possible to expect the quality of medical services to be improved simply by issuing instructions and determining administrative criteria.

He added: Providing optimal care requires specialized knowledge and skills, sufficient manpower, appropriate equipment and facilities, and a standard work environment. Providing these conditions both helps to improve the quality of medical services and can reduce unnecessary pressure on nursing staff.

The nursing director of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences emphasized: supporting nurses should be considered as part of the health system improvement program; Because the working conditions and the level of professional satisfaction of these forces affect the motivation, concentration and quality of patient care.

Referring to the cooperation of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences officials with the nursing complex, he said: the support provided has been effective in continuing to provide services and strengthening the morale of colleagues, but for a sustainable improvement of the situation, it is necessary to expand the support at the level of the Ministry of Health and other related institutions.

Abbasi noted: Nursing issues should not be limited to calendar occasions, but the demands and needs of this group should be taken into account in decisions related to human resources, equipment provision, planning of medical services and resource allocation.

Livelihood of nurses; A demand beyond periodic payments

Along with professional difficulties, livelihood issues are one of the most important concerns of the nursing community. Proportion between the amount of responsibilities, working hours, income and living expenses are among the issues that can affect the job satisfaction and motivation of health workers.

Bushehr University of Medical Sciences nursing director stated, referring to the payment situation, "updating the overtime and labor payment has been able to reduce some of the problems, but livelihood pressures still show the need to pay more attention to the salaries and benefits of nurses."

He added: Livelihood issues are not only limited to the personal life of employees, but also affect their working conditions, motivation and ability to provide quality care. Therefore, the pursuit of financial and professional demands of nurses should be followed with a continuous approach based on economic realities and service conditions.

Emphasizing the necessity of continuing the follow-ups, Abbasi stated: Nursing management, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, is following up on the issues and problems of this group and hopes that by increasing the support, it will provide a basis for improving the working and living conditions of the nursing forces.

What is important in this context is to simultaneously pay attention to legal payments, professional benefits, suitability of manpower with the volume of services, compliance with working standards and providing opportunities to improve knowledge and skills. A sustainable solution to the problems of nurses requires a set of coordinated actions, and one cannot expect a single action to answer all the demands of this group.

Support for nurses should be followed in practice

Referring to the position of nurses in the health system, the governor of Bushehr emphasized the necessity of appreciating the services of this group and following up on their issues and demands.

Arslan Zare said: Nurses are one of the main pillars of the health system, and with their round-the-clock efforts, specialized knowledge and sense of human responsibility, they play an important role in caring for patients, reducing people's sufferings, and continuing medical services.

He added: An important part of the recovery process of patients depends on the careful care and continuous follow-up of nurses, and these forces have a valuable responsibility in normal and critical conditions, by being present in medical centers and providing services to the people.

Congratulating Nurses' Day and appreciating the efforts of the province's nursing community, the governor of Bushehr stated: Appreciation of this group should not be limited only to expressing and holding ceremonies, but supporting them, paying attention to working conditions and following up on livelihood and professional problems should be considered in practice.

Zare pointed out: addressing the demands of nurses and providing them with a suitable activity environment, in addition to strengthening the motivation of employees, helps to improve the quality of medical services and increase people's satisfaction. Therefore, the issues of this group should be followed with the cooperation of the responsible institutions and within the framework of the respective capacities and laws.

Nurse's Day; An opportunity to turn gratitude into action

Nurse's Day is an opportunity to honor the efforts of those who devote an important part of their professional lives to caring for patients, accompanying worried families and trying to save human lives. In Bushehr province, the activity of about 2,900 nursing and emergency medical personnel in 18 hospitals and 55 emergency centers shows the extent of the responsibility of these personnel in providing health services.

However, maintaining the status of nurses can be effective when it leads to practical plans to improve working conditions, address livelihood demands, provide human resources and necessary equipment, and provide opportunities for professional growth.

The quality of the health system is not only dependent on hospital facilities and medical equipment; Capable, motivated human resources with suitable working conditions are also considered as determining factors in the quality of services. Paying attention to this issue is important both from the point of view of nurses' professional rights and is directly related to the interests of patients and the general health of the society.

Nurse's Day is a reminder of a two-way responsibility: nurses strive for the health of the people with their professional and human commitment, and the health system and the responsible institutions must also follow up on legal demands, improve service conditions and effectively support these forces, provide the basis for the continuity and improvement of the quality of care. Such an approach can turn the appreciation of nurses from a symbolic occasion into a continuous and effective action in the direction of strengthening the health system of Bushehr province.