Logroño (EFE).- The new president of the College of Nursing of La Rioja, Raquel Velilla, has committed this Saturday to launching psychological support programs for professionals who suffer attacks and to give “more visibility” to the profession, according to he said in an interview with EFE.
Velilla, along with the rest of the members of the Board of Directors elected in the elections last Saturday, November 4, have taken office for the next four years in an event held at the school’s headquarters, in Logroño.
Together with her, María del Pilar Marín Calvo will work in the next term as vice president; secretary, Beatriz López Sáenz de la Torre; treasurer, Laura Ruiz López and as members: Beatriz López Lalinde, Ana Isabel Zuazo Bañares and Mariola Bretón Ruiz.
More visibility
“Our first motivation is to improve nursing and make it more visible for citizens to know all the areas of action that we have, which are many, very broad and very important, both at the healthcare level, as well as in research and training,” he said. .
This nurse from Geriatrics Liaison – a service that connects the General Hospital of La Rioja with the institutionalized elderly – recalled that nursing professionals work in both the public and private spheres, in consultations, mutual societies and residences in social and health centers.
Regarding the members of his Board, he highlighted that they all have more than 20 years of healthcare experience, which gives them “an important point of view towards how to approach nursing.”
Velilla has also opted to work with “transparency” and encourage the participation of all colleagues in the school, where “good, quality training that reaches the maximum number of professionals” is provided, adapted to the group’s shifts.
On the other hand, it is committed to “helping the new generations of nurses leaving” the School and providing guidance regarding job possibilities and other issues.
Support against attacks
In relation to the “increase” in attacks on healthcare personnel, he has assured that it is an issue that is “very worrying”, which is why he has proposed implementing psychological support programs and giving “greater security” to professionals in their jobs. job.
Precisely, this Friday it was learned that a man allegedly attacked several health workers in Logroño when they came to help him and the police officers who participated in his arrest, events that the College of Nursing has condemned.
During his mandate, he will focus on “continuous communication with the members”, whom he will ask about their “needs and sensitivities”.
“We want it to be everyone’s school. We are a board that simply represents all the nurses in La Rioja. We are the spokespersons, the voice of our colleagues, but everything is done as a team,” he concluded.
2023-11-11 19:00:00
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