CNMI Nursing Association vice president Bertha P. Camacho yesterday said he conference aims to provide communication mechanism for nursing leaders as well as discuss problems confronting the nurses in the American Pacific Basin.
“The conference also aims to examine solutions to problems or resolutions to issues and provide an avenue for sharing expertise with nurse members,” Camacho said.
“Nurses are too often only recognized for a small portion of what they provide as a professional, and this at times lead to low expectations and little advancement recognition within the nursing industry,” Camacho added.
She said the conference has two main objectives — empower the nurses and create stronger community support.
The conference will bring in participants from the CNMI, American Samoa, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, Yap, Guam, Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, Palau and, for the first time, Japan.
Also expected to participate are the U.S. Department of the Interior, the World Health Organization, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, the Pacific Islands Health Officers Association and the public health agencies from all over the region.
Camacho said the five-day event will provide education sessions that deal with the issues of recruitment and retention strategies of nurses in the CNMI.
Camacho said the CNMI Nursing Association has over 50 members.
She was the guest speaker during the Rotary Club of Saipan meeting at the Hyatt Regency Saipan yesterday.
