At 8 pm, a nurse works in the transfusion area. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
The International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12 to mark the contributions of nurses. China will have over 4.45 million registered nurses by 2020, according to statistics ahead of the International Nurses Day.
Every day, you may get up at 8 am, but some people just finish their busy night. Night shift nurses are one of them. This group of photos shows you what the night shift nurses are busy with every night at the First People’s Hospital of Foshan.
At 8:15 pm, a nurse connects a monitoring device to the patient at the intensive care unit (ICU). [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 8:19 pm, a nurse dispenses medicines for patients. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 9:19 pm, a nurse measures the ear temperature of a little girl. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 9:40 pm, two nurses take care of a baby who coughs up phlegm. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 10 pm, two nurses change shift and take notes of all the patients’ condition. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 10:35 pm, a nurse records the monitoring data at the ICU of cardiovascular surgery. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 11:05 pm, a nurse holds a baby in her arms and re-makes its bed. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 1:04 am, a nurse starts a new ward round. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 1:23 am, a nurse tucks in the quilt for a patient at the ICU. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 1:29 am, a nurse writes down the time of dressing change and other data of all the patients. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 1:30 am, a nurse wheels a newborn baby in the hallway of obstetrics department. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 3:00 am, a nurse prepares oral drugs for patients. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 3:00 am, two nurses change medicine for a patient at the ICU. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 3:30 am, a nurse feeds a baby with milk in the neonatal unit. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
At 4:00 am, a nurse of the neonatology department gets off work. [Photo/Nanfang Plus App]
