2005年国际护士节主题

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国际护士会(ICN）主席和执行主席致各国护士的信

亲爱的同事们：

　　作为护士，我们都关心病人的安全，并且认识到伪劣药品正在逐渐构成对病人安全的一个严重危害。因此，国际护士会（ICN）选择了这个题目作为今年国际护士节的主题，以此来提醒护士，并且为大家处理这个日益严重的问题提供一些帮助。伪劣药品占据了世界药品市场的大约10% ，这在发达国家和发展中国家都可以见到。世界卫生组织（WHO）估计，发展中国家所使用的药品中约有25%都是伪劣的或不合格的。

　　在2004年的一次民意调查中，护士在各行各业的从业者名单中，其诚实和道德水准，名列榜首。然而，公众对于医护工作者和卫生系统的信心正在逐渐被伪劣药品的危害性所侵蚀，病人的健康已被置于非常危险的境地。现在，是我们该行动的时候了。伪劣药品是不安全而且没有效果的，并且可以导致在购买、存放，运输和分配方面的资源浪费，甚至对病人造成灾难性的后果，例如中毒、残疾甚至死亡。

　　今年国际护士节的主题是：为了病人安全，抵制伪劣药品。这是ICN最重要的一个战役，参加者包括护士和其他医务工作者、病人群体、医药商和政府官员。这场战役的目标是：

　　•　增加对伪劣药品的存在和危害性的认识；
　　•　提供辨认伪劣药品的方法和报告任何可疑的药品；
　　•　鼓励护士和其他医务工作者向政府提供建议和意见，加强对伪劣药品的存在性和危险性的重视。

　　护士工作在临床的第一线，管理药品并经常开（送）药给病人，在社区医疗、护理机构更是这样。我们要知道自己岗位的重要，注意监督药品的影响和副作用，必须保持对伪劣药品的警惕性，包括不适当的包装和标签。护士还有一个重要的角色是教育公众，通过网络或者路边等非法地方购买药品，是十分危险的。

　　病人对我们充满了信任和信心。我们有责任来维护这种信任，并且通过抵制伪劣药品，更有效的保护病人的安全，重建公众对护士和整个卫生系统的信心。

真诚的，
国际护士会主席 国际护士会执行主席
Christine Hancock Judith A Oulton

附：英文稿

Counterfeits kill
Nurses target counterfeit medicines
International Nurses Day
12 MAY 2OO5
Nurses for Patient Safety:
Targeting Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines

Dear Colleagues,

　　As nurses, we are all concerned with patient safety and counterfeit medicines are increasingly becoming a serious threat to patient safety. ICN has chosen this topic as the focus of this year’s IND in order to inform nurses and to provide you with the tools to tackle this growing problem. Counterfeit medicines make up more than 10% of the global medicines available in the market and are found in both developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 25% of the medicines used in developing countries are counterfeit or substandard.

　　In a 2004 Gallup survey on the honesty and ethical standards of various professions, nurses topped the list for the fifth year out of six. But public confidence in health care professionals and health systems is being eroded by counterfeit medicines. Patient health is being put at risk and we strongly believe that the time to act is now. Counterfeit medicines are unsafe and ineffective.They result in wasted resources spent on purchasing, inventory, transport and dispensing with little or no effect or even with disastrous patient outcomes such as poisoning, disability and death.

　　This year's IND theme of Nurses for Patient Safety: Targeting Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines is the launch and centrepiece of an ICN led multi-sector campaign including other health professions, patient groups, industry and regulators. The campaign aims to:

　　• Increase awareness of the existence and consequences ofcounterfeit medicines.
　　• Provide tools to identify counterfeit drugs and to report anysuspicious medicines.
　　•Encourage nurses and other health professionals to lobby governments and regulatory authorities for attention to the existence and dangers of counterfeit and substandard
medicines.

　　Nurses are on the frontlines of health, administering and often prescribing medicines, particularly in primary health care settings. We are well positioned to monitor drug effects and side effects and must be vigilant for signs of counterfeiting such as improper packaging and labelling. Nurses also have a key role in educating the public about the dangers of buying medicines through the Internet or on the streets from unauthorized sources.

　　Our patients have trust and confidence in us; it is our duty to uphold that trust.
　　By targeting counterfeit medicines, nurses can help ensure the safety of patients and restore the public’s trust in health care systems.

　　　　　Sincerely,


Christine Hancock Judith A Oulton
President Chief Executive Officer

　　译者注：国际护士会（ICN）自1988年起，每年都提出当年国际护士节的主题，并出版相应的出版物和宣传画，以作为各国护士组织开展国际护士节纪念活动的纲领和指南。今年国际护士节的主题出版物包括7个部分：（1）前言；（2）相关术语；（3）什么是伪劣药品；（4）问题的范畴；（5）伪劣药品的危害；（6）伪劣药品和抗菌素的耐药性；（7）护士和ICN成员的责任。该书还包括以下附件：（1）对药品的直观鉴别方法；（2） 怎样认知伪劣药品：给消费者的五个步骤 ；（3） 护士可以做些什么？（4） 世界卫生组织（WHO）针对伪劣药品危害的战役 ；（5） 护士应敲响伪劣药品危害性的警钟 ；（6） 关于药品安全的现状和数据 ；（7） 伪劣药品的现状报告 ；（8） 抗菌素耐药性的现状报告 。