Nursing is a highly respected profession all over the world.
Nurses are known as the angels on earth, giving their tender care and bringing comfort to people in pain. Somehow the picture is different here in Yemen, and that might explain why not many people are attracted to this profession, especially females. That is because of society's attitude towards nurses, and because they look down at them, especially if they have to spend night-shifts at the hospital. The failure to segregate nursing positions from technical positions is a major problem. The Department of Nursing proposed changes to the existing law regarding disengagement of nursing posts from technical grades and updating each group's minimum requirements in order to incorporate higher degrees of nursing education and experience levels, and to attract and retain qualified nurses.