Assaults in intimate care: nurses ‘ reports of daily work

Nurses provide daily, many people. For this, they rarely get recognition, but often malice. On Twitter the topic of moving currently, many of those Affected. Under the Hashtag #respect nurses nurses ‘ reports of sexually the case of patients, and disrespectful members.

Down at the end of Proverbs let the more harmless variant yet. However, it is up to the grave crime and sexual Assault. Of the many disrespects nurses, writing on Twitter under the Hashtag #respect nurses: “Patient draws me during the care of the body to the bed, grabs my ass,” says about.

Another nurse writes: “A übergriffiger Patient grabbed for the basic care of my Hand and placed it on his Penis. I pulled away, he scratched me.“

Under the same Hashtag, a nurse reported: “you are a man, how to be a sister? Women, you can prefer to wash.“

Phrases like these describe the depths of the building, shows another facet of violence against aid workers. Also firemen and women and paramedics with insults or physical attacks to fight. The authorities were throughout the country last year alone, 700 registered Assault on emergency personnel.

Many users are revolting on Twitter about the portrayals of nurses, you name "unverschämt" and "pervers".

2020 is intended to highlight achievements of nurses out

That should change 2020 – then there should be more recognition for the nursing profession. At least this is the declared goal of the world health organization (WHO), the international year of the nurses and midwives out.

The Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “The WHO is proud to nominate 2020 as the year of the nurses and midwives. Both of these health professions are invaluable for the health of the population. Without them, we will be able to sustainable development and a universal health care do not reach goals. 2020 will focus on the enormous hardships and achievements of Nurses and midwives to highlight and ensure that we address the shortage of these vital Occupations.“ 

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The shortage of skilled workers in care urgent than ever

In the fight against the shortage of skilled workers in the health and care of the elderly, the reports of the nurses, however, are more than counter-productive. Even today, too few people choose to work in these Occupations. To counter this, penetrates Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU), therefore, a better control of immigration.

"We need more of this, especially in the Gesundheitsbereich", he said the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung". "Therefore, we have established now, the specialists Agency, Defa, with the help of well trained care workers within six months after Germany and here können&quot work;, so Spahn.

The German specialists Agency for the health and care professions (Defa), with headquarters in Saarbrücken wants to take care of visa applications, recognition of Professional licences, residence and work permits and to ensure that staff are able to come within six months to Germany.

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