May 12, 2022 | 150 minutes 2021 | What became of the donations

Back in 1965, the 13th Congress of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), entitled "Communication or Conflict?", was all about Communications between nurses, patients, the medical team and the general public. In the same year, the organization launched the International Nursing Day, which was celebrated on 12 May in memory of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, probably the most famous nurse of all time. "Communications in Nursing is more relevant today than ever," says MHH Nursing Director Vera Lux. "I am therefore particularly pleased about the great program that we were able to put together for this year's International Nursing Day at the MHH thanks to the 150 Minutes fundraising campaign."

Ms. Lux had invited three experienced experts: Dr. Nico Kasper, a management consultant in the healthcare sector, surprised the audience with sometimes provocative perspectives on the profession and was thought-provoking in every case. Jürgen Drebes, a registered nurse with a wealth of experience from working directly with patients, but also from management positions and his work as a lecturer at the University of Witten/Herdecke, made a passionate plea - via video link due to illness - for increased self-organization among nursing staff. There is an urgent need for involvement in professional associations, nursing chambers and trade unions, even if this means an additional burden on top of the strenuous day-to-day work. Author and trainer Sandra Mantz, who has been supporting teams for years, not only but also in Nursing, when cooperation has turned into opposition and team colleagues can no longer find their way out of the downward spiral on their own, brought the discussion to a close. Using many examples, she made it clear how seemingly harmless phrases can creep unnoticed into everyday life and slowly but steadily develop their negative potential. Under the motto "Find your magic talk!", she encouraged the participants to break through familiar patterns and fill their everyday working lives with new meaning.

"In Nursing, many grievances are systemically rooted and anchored. Something like this doesn't change overnight, it requires many players," admits Vera Lux. "But: there is always room for maneuver within which each and every individual can change something themselves, and Communications is usually the key to this. If we have managed to give even just a handful of the participants this impetus today and free them a little from the feeling of powerlessness that many Nursing staff feel in their profession today, then I am more than satisfied with this day!" The subsequent get-together provided an opportunity for in-depth discussions - there was certainly no shortage of things to talk about after the varied presentations.