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Possibilities of enhancing standards of nursing profession to int’l level

On the evening of September 2011, an earthquake took place in Panchagarh. At that time, a nurse named Arjina Khatoon set a rare example of discharging her noble duties at a private hospital in Panchagarh. The hospital source stated that, on the fateful Monday evening, a Caesarian operation was being performed at the city general hospital on a woman named Sultana Begum. The mother gave birth to a boy, but the umbilical cord was not even dissected and detached when the earthquake hit.

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Possibilities of enhancing the standard of nursing profession to international level

In the evening of September 2011 an earthquake took place in Panchgarh. During that time a nurse named Arjina Khatoon set a rare example of discharging her noble duties at a private hospital in Panchagarh.
The hospital source, disclosing this rare incident, stated that on the fateful Monday evening a ceaserian operation was being performed at the city general hospital on a pregnant women named Sultana Begum. A male child was born to the lady through C-section. The umbilical cord was not even dissected and detached when the earthquake hit the town. When the surgeon Kamalakanta Barman, anaesthetist Arifur Rahman and others were running out of the operation theatre in a bid to save their lives even then the undaunted nurse stood alone in the O.T. with the new born child praying to Almighty to save the mother and the child.
Arjina Khatoon 28, said, “I stayed back in the OT, thinking that the lives of the mother and child could be at stake if I left them there. Besides the umbilical cord was not dissected yet. So I could not come out with the baby alone. I decided to stay back at the OT and face the eventuality at its worst. When all the instrument and apparatus were falling down from the operation table due to the tremour of earthquake, I was trebling fearfully and was praying to God for his mercy.”
Zahidul Islam, the director of the hospital describing the incident afterwards, said, “When we all including the surgeon and other doctors ran out of the hospital during the quake, this nurse Arjina stayed back at the OT to save the lives of the mother and the new born child. Such incident is very rare as during such disaster everyone want to save his own life.

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A commitment to safe, quality care

Nurses, like all professionals, must have current knowledge to ensure the best possible care for their patients and communities. Practicing professional nursing requires a commitment to lifelong learning. With the advances in healthcare and technology due to research, it is imperative that nurses participate in knowledge development for themselves and the profession. Nursing has the opportunity to improve the health and well being of their patients by participating in educational opportunities post degree and sharing best evidence for safe practice with others in their care community. The International Nursing Council (ICN) Code of Ethics (2000) stipulates that the practicing nurse “is active in developing a core of research-based professional knowledge” (p. 3)(ICN, 2000). The most effective way for nurses to meet this ethical standard is to participate in continuing education.

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