And like most nurses, I found myself running into certain frustrations. I started to look for ways to make a better argument, to advocate more convincingly for the people under my care. That led me to read up on civil law and produce a few research papers, and then I did a master’s degree in health science and also an MBA. All of that allowed me to see other sides of the problem. It also showed me how issues affecting nurses could be elevated by approaching ministers and other people in power with sound, evidence-based arguments.
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Elizabeth Iro
Nurse and midwife; first Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organization, 2017–2022
Cook Islands
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Cook Islands nurse and midwife who practised for more than twenty-five years and served as her country’s Secretary of Health before becoming the World Health Organization’s first Chief Nursing Officer in 2017. She oversaw the first State of the World’s Nursing report.
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