International Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2021

video interviews

journal articles

Editorial statements

Nursing resources

“Nurses will have experienced psychological and mental health trauma and we need to really and truly look at how we support this going forward."

Calvin Moorley discusses his experience of working as an ICU nurse and a university professor during the pandemic, and highlights the importance of a strong network of support for all nurses. Calvin is an Associate Professor in adult nursing and a practicing registered nurse in intensive care therapy.

"My hope is that there will be better funding for nursing training...if we don't then we won't have a nursing workforce and we need to protect that valuable asset because we will certainly miss it when it's gone."

Stephen McKeever shares his thoughts on how COVID-19 has increased societal awareness of what nurses do and why research is key to the development of the profession. Stephen is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Child Health Care.

"We should always be proud of what we do as nurses and midwives...and I think our pride is even stronger in our profession than it was at the beginning of the year."

Juliet MacArthur discusses her personal experience of working and leading during the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects it has had on practice, and the increased importance of clinical research. Juliet is Chief Nurse Research & Development at NHS Lothian, UK.

"Nurses can make a significant difference in the world if they choose to...I just think we need to have our voice out there, politically, socially, whatever needs to happen, it needs to be heard."

Geraldine S. Pearson discusses how COVID-19 has affected both nursing practice and education, what this means for the nursing profession, and her hopes for the future of nursing. Geraldine is Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

‘We must grasp the once in a generation opportunity to be part of a global movement to support and raise the profile and status of our profession.’

Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020, Journal of Perioperative Practice

‘Nurses do extraordinary work every day. It is, without a doubt, a time to celebrate nurses.’

Celebrating Nurses, Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

'The power of nursing is most expressed in the many stories of how nurses took these challenging situations and found ways to support people in spite of the conditions they faced.'

Power and Vulnerability: Stories of Nurses, Journal of Holistic Nursing