RESUMO
Editor's note: The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 international nursing organizations. We invited the ICN to contribute a periodic column highlighting some of its initiatives to address global nursing issues. For more information, see the ICN Web site at www.icn.ch.
Assuntos
Pessoal de Saúde/organização & administração , Cuidados de Enfermagem/organização & administração , Exposição Ocupacional/prevenção & controle , Gestão da Segurança/organização & administração , Gestão da Segurança/normas , Violência/prevenção & controle , Pessoal de Saúde/normas , Humanos , Conselho Internacional de Enfermagem , Cuidados de Enfermagem/normasRESUMO
The outbreak of the First World War and the four years of conflict disrupted the activities of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The results obtained before the war, notably with regard to the improvement of women's working conditions, were thrown into question, and the international spirit which characterised the ICN was threatened. After the war, nurses were nevertheless considered as having a key role to play in public healthcare.