Worth seeing, 94 year old Chinese nurse received international recognition! Their dedication to care | Zhang Jinyuan | International
This morning, the award ceremony for Ms. Zhang Jinyuan, the winner of the International Achievement Award, was held in Beijing. Previously, after being selected by the International Nurses Association and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation, 94 year old Chinese nurse Zhang Jinyuan was awarded the 2023 International Achievement Award, which is one of the most prestigious awards in the global nursing and health fields. Zhang Jinyuan is the first Chinese recipient of this award since its establishment in 1999.
Creating multiple clinical nursing technologies
Still active on the front line at the age of 94
"At the age of 94, I am delighted with this prosperous era. I will continue to work hard, working hand in hand with 5.2 million Chinese nurses and over 20 million nursing colleagues worldwide, to dedicate my life to safeguarding global human health and building a community of human health."
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On July 2nd, Beijing time, at the International Nurses Association Conference in Montreal, Canada, Zhang Jinyuan gave a video speech.
Since 1948, Zhang Jinyuan has been engaged in clinical nursing work for more than 40 years. After retirement, she established a community volunteer service system, extending nursing professional practice to the community. As of 2023, the volunteer team has grown from the initial 17 retired nurses to over 19000, providing caring services to over 700000 people in over 350 communities, and extending the service model to 19 provinces, cities, autonomous regions, as well as the United States, Japan, and other places nationwide.
Nowadays, at the age of 94, Zhang Jinyuan is still active in the front line of volunteer service, with a total of over 26000 hours of personal volunteer service.
There are 5.2 million registered nurses in China
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As Zhang Jinyuan said, behind her is 5.2 million Chinese nurses.
In the past decade, the total number of nurses in China has been increasing at an average rate of 8% year by year, with around 300000 new nurses joining the nursing team each year. As of the end of 2022, there are approximately 3.7 registered nurses per thousand population in China. The national healthcare ratio is 1:1.18.
The relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission stated that by 2025, the total number of nurses in the country is striving to reach 5.5 million, with 3.8 registered nurses per thousand population and 1.2 million grassroots nurses.
In the future, China will focus on strengthening the training of urgently needed professional nurses in areas such as elderly care, pediatrics, critical care, emergency care, infectious diseases, and rehabilitation nursing, and improve clinical nursing service capabilities. By 2025, the proportion of these scarce nursing professionals participating in training will not be less than 90%.
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Chinese nurses have received international recognition,
Let's focus on this industry again.
Facing the injured,
They are meticulous and take good care of them;
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Standing shoulder to shoulder with the doctor,
They saved lives, helped the wounded, and persevered with all their might.
They are "angels in white",
Also an ordinary person like you and me;
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Their efforts are worth being seen and respected.
Salute to the angel in white!