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A set of extracts from decisions at the Board of Governors has been made available.

The sources are, as in other cases, located in the archives of the International Federation, which may be contacted through the organization’s contact page.

As is the nature of sources, these are not perfect: some are missing, other contain no information of interest, access is sometimes cumbersome, and interpretation a hazardous sport.

In the best of worlds, more such sources will become available in a public manner – and thus enhance the ability of readers to check what others write.

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22nd Meeting of the Board of Governors, Toronto, August 1952

Resolution No 12

HOME NURSING

The Board of Governors,

having considered the report of the Nursing Advisory Committee relating to the development of Home Nursing instruction,

noting that this report indicates an increasing demand for assistance from the League in organizing and developing national Red Cross Home Nursing Programs,

expresses the wish that such essential programs be furthered in every possible way under Red Cross auspices and recommends:

(a) that Home Nursing instructors, whenever possible, be professional nurses;

(b) that when not enough nurses are available, specially selected non-nurse instructors be trained for the purpose, these to be preferably selected from the teaching, health and social welfare fields and from people who have special teaching abilities;

(c) that Home Nursing instructor trainers and supervisors be specially trained professional nurses;

(d) that the organization of Home Nursing programs be conducted nationally through the national Red Cross Society with the assistance of a nurse adviser for the teaching program and a competent administrator for the general organization of the program;

(e) that in each country close working relationship be established between the national Red Cross Society and the health and education authorities and professional nursing groups in order to bring Home Nursing teaching, and particularly that relating to mother and baby care, in that particular country, into line with the current developments in health care;

(f) that, as a matter of routine, national Red Cross Societies send progress reports to the League Secretariat for information and distribution.

Resolution No. 13

NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND STUDY VISITS

The Board of Governors,

agrees that the need for Red Cross scholarships, fellowships and study visits is as important today as ever and, therefore, strongly

recommends that serious consideration be given by national Red Cross Societies to continue to provide scholarships and fellowships for outstanding graduate nurses and that preference be given whenever possible, to a carefully supervised academic year of study abroad,

Resolution No. 14

SHORTAGE OF NURSING PERSONNEL

The Board of Governors,

noting that reports and discussions reveal the shortage of nursing personnel, both professional and auxiliary to be a world-wide problem because the ever-increasing demands the supply,

recognizing that national Red Cross Societies in many countries are helping to meet this shortage and

recognizing the need for a professional group qualified to assume leadership in directing and teaching different categories of nursing personnel, recommends that national Red Cross Societies participate increasingly with the professional nursing organizations and governmental authorities in carrying out studies and in making plans to meet nursing service needs and further

recommends that national Red Cross Societies take full advantage of their broad membership to inform all segments of the population of these important and evolving needs,

Resolution No 16

NATIONAL NURSES‘ ASSOCIATIONS

The Board of Governors,

recalling the recommendations made by the International Red Cross Conference on various occasions concerning the relationship between Red Cross nurses and professional Nurses Associations,

recommends that Red Cross nurses co-operate in all their endeavours with these associations where they exist,

Resolution No. 16

APPROVAL OF REPORT OF NURSING ADVISORY COMMITEE

The Board of Governors

having heard the report of the 11th session of the Nursing Advisory Committee 6, June, 1952,

approves this report and the recommendations it contains.

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34th Meeting of the Board of Governors, Bucharest,1977

“RESOLUTION No.7

Nursing’s role in pre-disaster planning and relief

The Board of Governors

recommends that the League’s Nursing Advisers should draw up guidelines on the nurse’s role in pre-disaster planning and relief and should be free to consult such experts as they wish.

recommends further that National Societies be urged to include nurses at all levels as members of the predisaster planning committee, such committees being set up on a multi-disciplinary basis”.

“RESOLUTION No. 8

Inclusion of the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and of  the Geneva Conventions in the training syllabus of doctors and nurses

The Board of Governors

recommends that the League approach the ICRC and the WHO to explore the possibility of sending a circular letter to Governments asking them to include in the training syllabus of doctors and nurses the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and of the Geneva Conventions. National Societies should be urged to contact the appropriate Ministers in their respective countries for the same purpose”.

“RESOLUTION No. 9

Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee

The Board of Governors

having heard the report of the Nursing Advisory Committee.

approves the report and congratulates the Committee on its excellent work”.

“RESOLUTION No. 36

Elections

The Board of Governors

7. elects the National Societies of the following countries to membership of the Nursing Advisory Committee (15 members) for a four-year term of office:

Costa Rica; Egypt; Germany (Fed. Rep.); Ghana; Greece; Japan; Korea (Rep.); Lebanon;

Senegal; South Africa; Switzerland; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey; Venezuela”

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33rd Meeting of the Board of Governors, Geneva, 1975

“RESOLUTION NO. 25

The Red Cross and International Women’ s Year

The Board of Governors,

Recalling that 1975 is International Women’s Year and that throughout this year special attention must be devoted to worldwide study of the promotion of the situation of women, in the context of development and peace,

Endorses fully the noble objectives of International Women’s Year,

Expressed the wish that the documents adopted by the World, Conference on International Women’s Year at Mexico City in June 1975 be studied by the competent bodies of the League”.

“RESOLUTION NO. 18

Coordination of the activities of Advisory Committees

The Board of Governors,

Cognisant of the recommendation of the Health and Social Service Advisory Committee to the 1974 Session of the Executive Committee to the effect that the Health and Social Service, Youth. Nursing and Development Programme Advisory Committees should be merged to form a General Commission that might be called the Standing Programmes Commission;

Agreeing that there is a need for closer coordination of the activities carried on under the competence of these four Advisory Committees;

Believing that the next few years will continue to be critical for the Development Programme;

Recommends that there be regular annual meetings of the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Advisory Committees, possibly with the Committee of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the League; and,

Recommends further that the Development Programme Advisory Committee remains in being”.

RESOLUTION 35

Elections and Appointments

The Board of Governors.

4. Elects as members of the Nursing Advisory Committee for a period of four years the National Societies bf the following countries:

Egypt; Ghana; Greece; Japan; Mexico; Phillippines; Romania; Thailand”

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32nd Meeting of the Board of Governors, Tehran, 1973

“Resolution No. 25

Nursing and the Community

The Board of Governors,

Recognizing that in community health services, both preventive and curative, the nurse is called upon to provide leadership and coordination,

Recommends that her expertise be used to the full at all levels, local, national and international, in programme planning, implementation and evaluation,

Furthermore recognizing the need for nurses to keep fully informed of events in professional development,

Also recommends that nurses participate in conferences, workshops and other gatherings at which overall issues of community services are being studied, as well as in educational programmes, which can help them to be pre- pared for the role they should play in community development”.

“Resolution no. 26

Nursing within the League

The Board of Governors,

Taking into account the study on the reappraisal of the role of the Red Cross and the possible re-structuring which may follow.

Recognizing the present development of nursing,

Considering the League to have a dual responsibility

  • to contribute to the maintenance of the highest possible standards in nursing education and practice
  • to develop the participation of nursing as a profession in joint planning of the Red Cross programmes within the League,

Recommends that a committee of experts in nursing be retained within the statutory structure of the League with a direct channel of communication to the governing bodies of the League”.

“Resolution No. 27

Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee

The Board of Governors,

Having heard the report of the Nursing Advisory Committee,

Approves the report and congratulates the Committee on its excellent work”

“Resolution No. 36

Elections

The Board of Governors,

7. Elects the National Societies of the following countries as members of the Nursing Advisory Committee for a period of four years:

Germany (Fed.Rep.); Great Britain; Korea (Rep.); Lebanon; Netherlands; Switzerland; and

Yugoslavia”

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31st Meeting of the Board of Governors, Mexico City, 1971

“Resolution No. 22 31st Meeting of the Board of Governors, Mexico City, 12-16 October 1971

NURSING AND DISASTER RELIEF

The Board of Governors.

Approves the guidelines drafted by the Secretariat of the League on the participation of nurses in national and international emergency relief action.

Recommends that these guidelines be disseminated as widely as possible”.

“Resolution No. 23

PLANNING NURSING PROGRAMMES

The Board of Governors,

Recommends that National Societies, when planning nursing programmes, consider the guidelines prepared by the Secretariat of the League of Red Cross Societies”.

“Resolution No. 24

NURSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The Board of Governors,

Recognizing the role played by National Societies in nursing education,

Recommends that during their training nursing-personnel of all categories be informed of community development techniques, emphasizing the principles and methods of investigation into current community needs, especially the importance of including members of the community itself in any such investigation.

“Resolution No. 25

REPORT OF THE NURSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE”

The Board of Governors,

Having taken note of the Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee which held its XXth Session in Geneva from 11 to 13 May 1971,

Approves the Report and congratulates the Committee on its excellent work”.

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30th Session of the Board of Governors, Istanbul, 1969

“RESOLUTION No. 22

History of Nursing Teaching

The Committee,

Recognising the value of the contribution made to the teaching of the history of nursing from its origin to the end of the 19th century through the series of slides published by the League of Red Cross Societies,

Recommends that the League pursues with the assistance of the National Societies, the publication of slides illustrating the development of nursing in the 20th century”.

“RESOLUTION No. 23

Nurses and the League Red Cross Development Programme

The Committee,

Having taken cognizance of the League Red Cross Development Programme,

Recognising that nurses can make a greater contribution than heretofore to the said Programme,

  1. encourage nurses in the developing countries to help their respective National Red Cross Societies in determining Red Cross nursing activities and other health Programmes which best meet the needs of the people of these countries,
  • continue to guide and assist:
  • the recipient Societies in the formulation of suitable nursing programmes which meet the country’s needs;
  • the sponsor Societies in providing them with all relevant information on the nursing needs and problems of the Societies they plan to assist;
  • ensure the co-ordination of all assistance in nursing given under the Development Programme”.

“RESOLUTION No. 24

Health in the Home Teaching Programme

The Committee,

Expresses appreciation of the educational activity, as carried out by the League Nursing Bureau over the past twenty years on behalf of National Societies through the Health in the Home teaching programme;

Recommends that this activity be continued to enable new National Societies, particularly those in developing areas, to establish and develop this teaching activity as a valuable means of health education.”

“RESOLUTION No. 25

Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee

The Board of Governors,

Having heard the Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee,

Approves the Report and congratulates the Committee on its excellent work”.

“Resolution No. 29

Elections

The Governing Board,

…

8. Elects on the proposal of the Committee of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen the National Societies of the following countries as members of the Nursing Advisory Committee:

Denmark; Germany (Fed. Rep.); India; Netherlands; Norway; Spain; Italy; Japan; Lebanon; Switzerland; Togo; Turkey; Liberia”

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29th Session of the Board of Governors, The Hague, 1967

“RESOLUTION No. 16

The Board of Governors,

Considering the responsibility of nurses towards developing Red Cross programmes,

Asks that the League Secretariat consider:

  1. developing criteria by which priorities may be established in order that areas of greatest need receive first consideration?
  • informing National Societies of these criteria in order that they may plan accordingly for participation in the future plan of action of the League in relation to nursing,
  • re-assessing the number of staff and the necessary supporting budgets for programmes in nursing in due proportion to the total development programme of the League”.

“RESOLUTION No 17

Red Cross Auxiliary Nursing Personnel

            The Board of Governors,

            Approves the “Red Cross Auxiliary Nursing Personnel – Basic Guidelines” drafted by the Secretariat of the League,

Recommends that the principles contained therein be adopted by the National Societies as the basis for the recruitment, preparation and assignment of their auxiliary nursing personnel

Recommends further that the said document be widely distributed to National Societies, to schools of nursing and to national and international organisations concerned with nursing”.

“RESOLUTION No. 18

Nurses and Disaster Nursing

The Board of Governors,

            Recognising the need for nurses to participate in disaster relief actions, and considering that in doing so they may be called upon to work in conditions and cultures other than their own,

            Recognising further that nurses in all countries are called upon more and more to care at all times for people of various cultures and creeds,

            Recommends that the basic as well as post-basic education of the nurse in all countries should include the related teaching in social sciences, and

            Suggests that the above recommendation be referred to the I.C.N. with the wish that it be circulated to national nurses’ associations”.

“RESOLUTION No. 19

Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee

The Board of Governors,

            Having heard the Report of the Nursing Advisory Committee,

            Approves the report and congratulates the Committee on its excellent work.”

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26th Session of the Board of Governors, Vienna, 1965

“RESOLUTION No 17

Meeting new Needs: in Red Cross Nursing

The Board of Governors,

Considering that technical assistance is being offered to National Societies through the League Development Programme,

Recognising that there is much that nurses can contribute to the said Programme, especially in the field of health teaching to both adults and juniors,

Recommends that National Societies supporting the Development Programme in the field of nursing make full use of the best professional nursing guidance available’ in their country and ensure that any nursing assistance given under that programme remain of a high standard as well as being adapted to recognised needs”.

“RESOLUTION No 18

Guidelines for Red Cross, Nursing Activities

The Board of Governors,

Approves the Guidelines drafted by the League for Red Cross nursing service and, 

Recommends that the principles contained therein be recognised by National Societies as basic to all their nursing activities”.

“RESOLUTION No 19

Guidelines for Auxiliary Nursing ‘Personnel’

The Board of Governors,

Recommends that the League establish Guidelines for us by National Societies in the enrolment and preparation of auxiliary nursing personnel of all categories,

And thereby stresses the need for such Guidelines to remain flexible and adaptable to varying circumstances and needs in different countries”.

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26th Session of the Board of Governors, Geneva,1963

Nothing noted of interest in the present context, nor any mention of individual women.