HJNO Jul/Aug 2020

40 JUL / AUG 2020 I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS COLUMN NURSING 2020 has been designated as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Who could have foreseen what 2020 would bring for the nursing profession? Today, in addition to being on the front lines of healthcare, nurses are leading the charge against a global pandemic, the likes of which have never been experienced. 2020: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE NURSE AND MIDWIFE