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"For me, the people who work here remain the most valuable. I admire our nurses who not only manage their expertise, but also behave in an exemplary manner towards patients and, although they spend a lot of time in the hospital, they are able to take care of their families," said MUDr. Michal Průša. "I personally consider this day very important because without the demanding and responsible work of our nurses, the hospital in Hořovice would not be able to provide such quality services. And this day is an opportunity to remember the importance of this medical profession and to thank our nurses for their work and commitment," added the director of the hospital in Hořovice.
"In total, more than 300 nurses and midwives work at the hospital in Hořovice and practically this day is a form of recognition for their difficult but important work, which is unfortunately often not appreciated by patients and the public," said head nurse Blanka Červenková.
The hospital management presented flowers and thanked nurses in all departments and outpatient clinics. These are nurses who started working a few months ago, but also nurses who have been working in Hořovice for decades, such as Jana Srpová from the Internal Medicine Department or Anna Zpěváková from Gynaecology, who have been working in the Hořovice hospital for an incredible fifty years!
International Nurses' Day was created in honour of Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820), who, despite initial resistance from her family, began to devote herself to the sick and wounded and was the first to create the foundations of the nursing model still used today during the Crimean War (1853-56). She was responsible for the first education of nurses, with the main emphasis on hygiene, but also kindness and empathy towards the sick. The time when Florence Nigtingal was a kind of merciful angel is long gone. But even today, emancipated women nurses sometimes hear and appreciate the term.
