About 200 nurses and nursing students from all over the country gathered in front of the National Assembly on the 16th
On the 16th, the Korea Nursing Association held a demand rally in front of the National Assembly to enact the Nursing Act and to remove illegal medical institutions and enacted the Nursing Act and demanded the enactment of the Nursing Act promised by President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo courtesy of the Nursing Association
[Seoul Economy]
On the 16th, the Korean Nurses Association urged the enactment of the Nursing Act, which was pledged by the 20th President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol.
About 200 nurses and nursing students from all over the country gathered at a rally held by the Nursing Association on this day to “enact the Nursing Act and eliminate illegal treatment and illegal medical institutions.” This is to emphasize the fact that President-elect Yoon visited the Nursing Association when he was a presidential candidate for the Peoples Power and emphasized that “it is fair and common sense to give the people and the government reasonable treatment for the dedication and sacrifice of nurses” and to demand the fulfillment of the promise of enacting the Nursing Act.
Shin Kyung-rim, president of the Korea Nursing Association, said in an appeal, “The Nursing Act is a law proposed by all three ruling and opposition parties. President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol personally visited the Nursing Association on January 11 and promised to enact the Nursing Act.
He continued, “When the new government starts, many government tasks will be discussed, but matters related to people’s lives, safety, and care are more urgent than any other government tasks. different,” he added.
Chairman Shin said, “Even through his election, he promised to create a safe Republic of Korea that puts people’s lives and safety first,” said Shin. emphasized.
Shin Yong-bun, president of Gyeongsangbuk-do Nursing Association, who became a representative of the provincial and provincial nursing associations, said, “Skilled nurses are needed for the changed health care system to work properly, and enactment of the Nursing Act is absolutely necessary to foster skilled nurses. As Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo and Planning Committee Chairman Won Hee-ryong, who were entrusted with their duties, promised to enact the Nursing Act at a meeting with the Nursing Association last year, I hope that the promise will be kept and fairness and common sense will work in a world.”
Field nurses working at Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, National Medical Center, Yeouido St. Marys Hospital, Hallym University Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Eunpyeong St. Marys Hospital, Seoul Dongbu Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, and Seoul Red Cross Hospital were also present at the rally. . This is to support the fulfillment of the promises enacted in the Nursing Act.
Nurse Jang Jung-yoon, who is the head of the union branch at Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, has not changed since she was a new nurse. Everyone knows the importance of nurses in the era of infectious diseases, but there is no law to protect them. And the nurse always took care of the patient. He urged the enactment of a nursing law so that nurses can protect their patients with a sense of duty
The rally was held in front of the main gate of the National Assembly, in front of the Hyundai Capital Building and Geumsan Building, as well as in front of the Democratic Party of Korea and the Peoples Power Company using large boards, pickets and banners. After the rally, nurses held a one-person and relay demonstration to inform citizens of the necessity of enacting a nursing law. The demand rally to urge the enactment of the Nursing Act is broadcast in real time through the YouTube channel ‘KNA TV’ every Wednesday.
