Evaluation of the Nursing Day

Evaluation of the Nursing Day "Thematic Booklets�� of the International Council of Nurses in The Historical Process

¹�zmir Provincial Health Directorate Atat�rk Training and Research Hospital, �zmir, T�rkiye
²�zmir Demokrasi University Faculty Of Health Sciences Public Health Nursing Department /�zmir
³Ege University Faculty Of Nursing Public Health Nursing Department / �zmir

Introduction: The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has been publishing the "International Nurses Day Thematic Booklet", which is an educational booklet an informational material specific message/theme, every year since January 1974.
Aim: By analyzing the content of the nurses day theme booklets in the historical process, the messages given to nurses and the public at the international level and the formation of nursing roles in the historical process were examined.
Method: The research is descriptive type and the nursing roles and the messages given to the nurses and the public were examined by examining the descriptive content of booklets in the historical process between 2002-2022.
Results: Access to 21 thematic booklets between 2002-2022 were examined under five titles.
Conclusion: Nursing roles discussed in the International Nurses Association thematic booklets and have seen caregiver, educator, researcher, manager, decision maker/case manager, advocate, career developer, autonomous and responsible, therapist/expert, counselor, leadership and change agent, communication/coordinator/environmentalist, rehabilitator, comforter, social determinant and policy maker nursing roles. Among these roles, career enhancing, rehabilitating and comforting roles were seen to be discussed in the 2019 ICN thematic booklet, and the role of decision maker/case manager nursing has gained importance in 2019 and beyond. In future studies in this direction, it may be suggested to develop career-enhancing, rehabilitative and comforting roles and to explain the importance of the decision-maker/case manager role.

Keywords:

Uluslararas� Hem�ireler Birli�inin Hem�ireler G�n� �Tematik Kitap��klar�n�n�� Tarihsel S�re�te De�erlendirilmesi

¹�zmir �l Sa�l�k M�d�rl�� Atat�rk E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, �zmir, T�rkiye
²�zmir Demokrasi �niversitesi Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi Halk Sa�l�� Hem�ireli�i Anabilim Dal�, �zmir, T�rkiye
³Ege �niversitesi Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi Halk Sa�l�� Hem�ireli�i Anabilim Dal�, �zmir, T�rkiye

Giri�: Uluslararas� Hem�ireler Birli�i (ICN), Ocak 1974 y�l�ndan ba�layarak her y�l belli bir tema (mesaj) ile milyonlarca hem�ire i�in e�itim kitap�� niteli�inde, kamuoyu ve toplum i�inse bilgilendirme materyali olan �Uluslararas� Hem�ireler G�n� Tematik Kitap��n� yay�nlamaktad�r.
Ama�: Hem�ireler g�n� tema kitap��klar�n�n tarihsel s�re�te i�erik analizleri yap�larak, uluslararas� d�zeyde hem�irelere ve kamuoyuna verilen mesajlar ve tarihsel s�re�te hem�irelik rollerinin olu�umu incelenmi�tir.
Y�ntem: Ara�t�rma tan�mlay�c� tipte olup 2002-2022 tematik kitap��klar�n�n tarihsel s�re�te betimsel i�erik analiziyle, hem�irelik rolleri, hem�irelere ve kamuoyuna verilen mesajlar incelenmi�tir.
Bulgular: Ara�t�rmada 2002-2022 y�llar� aras�ndaki 21 tematik kitap��a eri�im sa�lanabilmi�tir. Kitap��klar i�erik olarak; (1) tema ba�l��/yay�nland�� diller, (2) alt ba�l�klar�, (3) kullan�lan literat�r kaynak say�s� ve da��l�m�, (4) i�eri�inde ele al�nan sa�l�kla ili�kili sosyal, politik ve ekonomik de�i�kenler ve (5) hem�irelere mesajlar, at�f yap�lan hem�irelik rolleri ve kurumlara/kamuoyuna y�nelik �neriler olarak be� ba�l�kta incelenmi�tir.
Sonu�: Uluslararas� Hem�ireler Birli�i tematik kitap��klar�nda ele al�nan hem�irelik rolleri; bak�m verici, e�itici, ara�t�r�c�, y�netici, karar verici /vaka y�netici, savunucu, kariyer geli�tirici, �zerk ve sorumluluk sahibi olma, tedavi edici/uzman, dan��man, liderlik ve de�i�im ajan�, ileti�im/ koordinat�rl�k/�evre d�zenleyici, rehabilite edici, rahatlat�c�, sosyal belirleyici ve politika yap�c� roller olarak belirlenmi�tir. Bu rollerden kariyer geli�tirici, rehabilite edici ve rahatlat�c� rollerin 2019 ICN tematik kitap��nda ele al�nd�� g�r�l�rken, karar verici/vaka y�neticisi hem�irelik rol� de 2019 ve sonras�nda �nem kazanm��t�r. Bu do�rultuda ilerleyen �al��malarda, kariyer geli�tirici, rehabilite edici ve rahatlat�c� rollerin geli�tirilmesi karar verici/vaka y�netici rol�n�n �neminin a��klanmas� �nerilebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

L�tfiye G�k�e, �z�m Erkin, �afak Da�han. Evaluation of the Nursing Day "Thematic Booklets�� of the International Council of Nurses in The Historical Process. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2023; 10(3): 414-426

Corresponding Author: L�tfiye G�k�e, T�rkiye