The theme for International Family Day 2012, "Ensuring work family balance", is a key concern for many nurses.  Nursing is a profession often chosen for its flexibility and adaptability.  However, the downside of this can also be low pay, night shifts, and overtime.  ICN believes that nurses must take control of their careers and futures in their quest for self-determination as professionals.  Towards that aim, ICN has developed several career guides for nurses which can be accessed here:

ICN /ICHRN publications

• It’s Your Career: Take Charge / Career Planning and Development
• Job Evaluation
• What you need to know about senior employment opportunities and contracts
• Decent Pensions: The Issues
• Decent Pensions for Nurses

ICN Fact sheets:

• Nurses and Overtime
• Equal opportunity: gender issues
• Incentive systems for health care professionals
• Nursing Personnel Pensions
• Positive practice environments for health care professionals

ICN Position Statements

• Career development in nursing
• Nurses and shift work
• Part-time employment
• Socio-economic welfare of nurses