The United Arab
Emirates has always extended its hand in supporting nations and this time yet
again the nation has stepped up to support the healthcare experts in the United
States as nurses from the emirates have volunteered to help the US tackle the
pandemic situation.
A team of eight
nurses have left for the US from the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi and will be
sending six weeks with the Covid-19 frontliners in Ohio. The CCAD issued a
statement on Friday about the collaboration with the US based Cleveland Clinic.
They stressed that this situation highlights the confidence that the
international facility has on Abu Dhabi’s Healthcare sector.
The western units
trust the emirati capital for the healthcare facilities and training and hence
readily accepted the medical workforce and resources during the pandemic, noted
the organisation. Sue Behrens, chief nursing officer at CCAD also highlighted
the critical forces role played by the nurses.
“Nurses have
played a critical role during the pandemic by providing direct assistance and
raising awareness among patients and communities.” Behrens also explained that
from the time the pandemic has started, the response of the nurses at handling
the pandemic has given them a wide range of experience and knowledge.
They have gained
the skills needed for the treatment to address the needs of the patients in the
United States and are ready to lend support to their American counterparts when
ans where is deemed fit, asserted Behrens.
Even the nurses
who have been selected for the purpose are ready for the work. One of the
nurses at the neurological intensive care, Nimeh Mahmoud, said that when she
received the call and the other side explained about the whole process, she did
not have to think twice before agreeing to go to the US.
She added, ““I
became a nurse to help people in need and give back to the community. So, when
I was told that there was an opportunity to help my colleagues in the US, I
could not refuse.”
Another nurse expressed her desire to share her
experience and expertise with the USE team. Jennifer Yeckley works at the wound
and stoma care team said that during the peak of pandemic, the nurses learned a
lot about positioning of patients as they complete their recovery period. I’m
looking forward to sharing that knowledge and learning more from my peers at
Cleveland Clinic,” Yeckley said
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