Nurse in peacekeeping missions - the experience of Democratic Republic of Congo / Medicinska sestra u mirovnim misijama – iskustvo iz Demokratske republike Kongo

Abstract

The obligation of a nurse in the implementation of his/her activities is to apply his expertise respecting the principles of patient rights, ethical and professional principles that support health of the population and each patient personally.
The nurse is obliged to keep all data on patient health as a professional secret. Health care is a public activity and subject to control to meet the standard of education. Additional training of nurses depending on the needs of the service may be made in health care facilities or senior centres for training and development.
In accordance with the requirements of participation in peacekeeping operations, in addition to the excellent performance of their professional responsabilities, a nurse has to be further educated depending on their specific mission. They must know historical development of ideas and people in the country where they will perform their duties, because regardless of the modernity of medicine in some countries still ruled by the original understanding of healing magic, white magicians...
The nurse as a part of the health team is tasked to deal with the prevention, treatment and care, and raising the level of knowledge, education and informing the population about modern approaches to medical problems.
In addition to primary task in the treatment and care of patients it is essential that nurses participate in team work. Team is a small group of people who has a common goal whose achievement can be completing each other’s skills and experience of its members. Team work in healthcare is the only way to work.