Nurses: A Voice to Lead: Health Is A Human Right - Tshwane District Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to brief nurses under Tshwane District on the International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2018 International Nurses’ Day (IND) theme. The ICN toolkit was downloaded and a full exploration of the topic was embarked on and delivered to Tshwane District nurses on 11 May 2018. The paper applies the context under which nurses practise as well as Hildegard Peplau’s interpersonal relations model. This paper is divided into four parts: health is a human right; access to health care; investment and economic growth, and policy to practice – practice to policy. At the end the author makes recommendations according to context.