Nursing Now campaign and its impact on nursing education in a federal university

Abstract

Objective: To report the actions developed by a group in the Nursing Now campaign and its impact on nursing education. Method: It is an experience report about the execution of the work group formed by nurse professors, nursing academics and master's students at a federal university in Brazil focusing on the Nursing Now campaign, developing actions in the second half of 2019. Results: The actions developed involve the creation of a work group and the active participation of the group in four major events resulted in the visibility and appreciation of the work developed by the profession. Conclusion: The organized group promoted actions that had a positive impact inside and outside the University, expanding visibility to the profession and the actions developed. The academic environment, associated to the worldwide mobilization of the campaign, promoted a favorable context for the debate about the valorization of the category and leadership in nursing.

The image of nursing in the media: A scoping review

“…This is a good indicator of the visibility and impact of the Nursing Now campaign (Holloway et al, 2021). One of the latest examples is a recent study by Santos et al (2021), in which the authors reported the actions implemented by a group of teachers, students and nurses in the Nursing Now campaign and the resulting positive impact on nursing education and nurses' social visibility. Another example is a project that, using the Nursing Now Nightingale Challenge framework, implemented a 'high-quality continuous professional development education for midwives working in isolation in a deprived suburb in Uganda' (Nayika et al, 2022, p. 24).…”

The Social and Professional Image of the Nurse: Results of an Online Snowball Sampling Survey among the General Population in the Post-Pandemic Period

“…Notably, the northern Italian sample emphasized the importance of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing for enhancing patient care and treatment, aligning with the existing literature [ 16 , 17 ]. Across the entire population, ranging from north to south, there is recognition of the added value of undergraduate nursing education for nursing practice and scientific research [ 18 , 19 ]. The population acknowledges the significance of nursing research in improving patient care [ 20 ] and perceives nurses as indispensable within the healthcare system [ 21 ].…”