Nurses In Action
Healthcare Heroes
Nurses Worldwide
This is about 5.9 million short of what the world needs to adequately care for our growing population. There are over 4 million registered nurses in the US.
In their commitment to make a difference, they imbue Barco’s Nightingales Foundation with a clear sense of purpose and generosity through their strength, commitment and advocacy.
What They Do
Nurses are focused on providing patient-centered care. The process nurses use to accomplish this is comprised of 5 steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This process helps nurses manage symptoms experienced by patients hour by hour, day by day, week by week.
Regardless of all their responsibilities, the unifying factor is that every nursing action requires clinical skills, critical thinking, and harmonious dedication to enhancing health and reducing illness. Nurses need to have an all-encompassing view so they can help individual patients, groups of patients and their families, communities, and whole populations, depending on the setting where they practice.
The BNF Connection
Barco Uniforms owner, Kenneth Donner admired nurses. He saw the specialness of what it took to be a nurse – their strength, unique knowledge base, and dedication.
Michael (his son) and Frida Donner created Barco’s Nightingales Foundation (BNF) in honor of Michael’s parents and Frida’s grandparents to help children-in-need. They had the added focus of honoring nurses. Nurses are BNF’s heart and soul, its spirit of action and compassion.
Nurse Advocacy
In appreciation of the profession of nursing, we have created a nurse graduate program and partnered with one of the universities in California. Each graduate nurse receives a scrub set in appreciation for choosing the career of nursing and dedicating their lives to help others.
Nurse Excellence Award
Beyond their daily dedication and commitment to helping others, many nurses also volunteer to help others in need.
Out of respect for their profound demonstration of compassion and care for others, BNF bestows an award upon 2 volunteer nurses annually. Since 2011, we have given this award to over 14 volunteer nurses.
COVID-19 is a virus that has had a devastating effect worldwide. Nurses and healthcare workers are in the frontlines helping us all as we try to survive the pandemic. Various stresses such as the lack of PPE, concerns of their own health and safety, as well as fear for their families’ health has put great pressure on clinicians and still, they have the courage and strength to carry on to help all of us.
Barco’s Nightingales Foundation was honored that we were able to help 6 hospitals in California-providing 350,000 masks to in appreciation for all that nurses do to keep hope alive for all of us.