NURSES PRAISED FOR THEIR EFFORTS FOLLOWING HURRICANE DORIAN

Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands addressing nurses at the 42nd Annual Nurses Educational Conference at the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre on Friday, November 22, 2019. (BIS Photos/Derek Smith)

By BETTY VEDRINE

NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) – Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands had only compliments for the nurses gathered for the 42nd Annual Nurses Educational Conference at the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre on Friday, November 22, 2019.

Nurses listen attentively as Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands deliver the keynote address at the 42nd Annual Nurses Educational Conference at the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre on Friday, November 22, 2019. (BIS Photos/Derek Smith)

During the one-day conference — held under the theme, Advancing in Healthcare: Nurses, The Future is Ours — several topics and issues were discussed, including Revision of the Nurses & Midwives Act; Developing a Preceptor Training Program for Registered Nurses in a Teaching Hospital; and Disaster Preparedness: Hindsight 20/20 and Medical Marijuana’.

Delivering the keynote address, the Minister praised the nurses for their dedication and hard work to the profession and said that it was because of their strong work ethics and compassion in their work that the medical needs of victims of Hurricane Dorian could be met.

“I wish to thank all of the nurses for providing outstanding service during one of the country’s darkest hours,” said Minister Sands. “Your swift attention in the aftermath of Dorian was greatly appreciated. And I am pleased that you were on-board to help navigate the healthcare system through these turbulent times in our country.”