2020 is the year of the nurse and midwife, so says the World Health Organization. Nursing has evolved a lot in recent years. The profession now makes up half of the entire health care workforce worldwide. Host Carol Hills speaks with Annette Kennedy, president of the International Council of Nurses, about what this new declaration really means, and the state of nursing around the globe.
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