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ICN publishes a monograph on self-care and self-medication
February 2006
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has produced a booklet entitled “Responsible Self-Medication: Nursing Perspectives”. The monograph first looks at self-care as a resource for health, underlying the importance for health care professionals to understand how the promotion of self-care can encourage people to take responsibility for their own health and enhance people’s well-being.
Nurses often being the first point of medical contact for the public, healthcare systems are increasingly recognizing the importance of their role in educating and supporting people with self-care, particularly self-medication for minor ailments, as well as for long-term medical conditions. This monograph has been developed to address some of the nurses’ interests arising from this increased responsibility. |
