Nursing Organizations Support Ukrainian Health Care Workers

AONL and the four other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing — the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Nurses Association, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the National League for Nursing — expressed support for health care workers in Ukraine. “We want them to know they are not isolated and alone, that humanity counts on their vital service in this dark time. We pledge to do whatever is within our collective power — including urging monetary and other material donations to assist the Ukrainian nursing workforce in providing urgently needed health care,” the statement reads. The Tri-Council joined the International Council of Nurses, the International Rescue Committee and other organizations in expressing solidarity with health care communities in Ukraine and eastern Europe. To help provide food, medical care and emergency assistance on the ground in Poland, which welcomed the majority of Ukrainian refugees, the Tri-Council is encouraging members to donate to the International Committee of the Red Cross or the International Rescue Committee.  (Tri-Council statement, 3/15/22)