[Involvement of nurses in vaccine prevention policies]. / Implication des infirmières dans les politiques de prévention vaccinale.

The Covid-19 health crisis demonstrates that a world without vaccines would expose us to epidemics with certainly, still today, appalling consequences. Today, more than an act, vaccination is a major public health issue.

[A small dose of impertinence in end-of-life care at home]. / Au domicile, oser l'impertinence dans l'accompagnement de fin de vie.

The patient-centred palliative care approach means establishing partnerships between him or her, the caregivers, the family, social sector professionals and care volunteers. Communication, which takes the form of dialogue, listening, establishing a relationship of trust and observing behaviour and body language is essential faced with the uncertainty and existential questioning of the patient and their family. In the patient's home, as this experienced nurse describes, this questioning leads caregivers to reflect on their professionalism and humanity.

[The day after the Nice attack]. / Le jour d'après l'attentat de Nice.

A private practice nurse talks about the day after the terrorist attack which took place in Nice during the night of 14th July 2016. Caring, listening, supporting, sharing and drawing on her resources as a local health professional were her immediate reflexes.

[Determinants of the cost of initiation of insulin therapy type 2 diabetic patients in France: possible approaches to optimization]. / Déterminants des coûts du passage à l’insuline en France chez le patient diabétique de type 2 : quelles pistes d’optimisation ?

Increased costs cannot be exclusively attributed to the consequences of insulin prescription. Any initiative designed to accelerate acquisition of patient autonomy would be likely to reduce the costs observed after switching to insulin, provided this initiative is adapted to the patient’s health profile, diabetes history and available medical resources..

[Nursing care at home and secularism]. / Soins infirmiers à domicile et laïcité.

The question of secularism, long-time confined to schools and the relationships between the Church and State, is today being raised in the field of public health. Nurses are directly affected and are integrating this dimension of secularism into their care practices. A private practice nurse describes the effect these changes are having on her practice in patients' homes.

[Fostering compliance by understanding its mechanisms]. / Comprendre les mécanismes de l'observance pour la favoriser.

In the context of chronic disease, nurses play an essential role in the long-term support of the patient. The therapeutic alliance which they create with the patient enables them to detect the various factors which influence compliance, or on the contrary, the non-compliance of the patient. They work in a context of interdisciplinarity in a collaborative practice in which the patient is a partner. Their interventions aim to support the patient in adopting the right health strategies.

[Nursing diagnoses and educational diagnosis, differences and complementarity]. / Diagnostics infirmiers et diagnostic éducatif, différences et complémentarité.

The coordination between nursing diagnoses and the educational diagnosis still remains a difficult task. The educational approach arises from clinical reasoning derived from the caregiving approach. In collaboration with the team, the nurse analyses the data collected, makes nursing diagnoses and then shares with the patient care objectives and educational objectives.

[The report's conclusions as seen by professional nursing organizations]. / Les conclusions du rapport vues par les organisations professionnelles infirmières.

Nurses have largely contributed to the national effort to fight the Covid-19 crisis, but have also been strongly affected by its consequences. This observation, reinforced by the recent recommendations of the World Health Organization's report on the situation of nurses in the world, underlines the need to initiate changes in the nursing field in France without delay.