{"id":6807,"date":"2026-05-12T14:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:53:47","slug":"12-de-maio-dia-internacional-do-enfermeiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/12-de-maio-dia-internacional-do-enfermeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"12 May | International Nurses Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6807\" class=\"elementor elementor-6807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f88fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"452f88fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68cc51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68cc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today we celebrate those who care. Caring also has a human cost, a cost that deserves all our attention and recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa8aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"9aa8aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-87d2c88 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/2026\/05\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>12 May, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b9c759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b9c759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6810\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse.webp 1536w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-nightingale-nurse-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p><h2>A Profession that Cares Where Others Don't<\/h2><p>12 May is not just any date in the health calendar. It's the anniversary of <strong>Florence Nightingale<\/strong> - the pioneer who, in the 19th century, transformed nursing into a profession based on rigour, observation and compassion. Today we celebrate <strong>International Nurses Day<\/strong>a chance to recognise those who are on the front line of human care every day.<\/p><p><strong>But recognising is not enough.<\/strong> You have to understand what this profession demands: its costs and sacrifices.<\/p><h2>What Science Says About Caring for Others<\/h2><p>Caring is one of the most neurobiologically demanding human activities. Nurses operate in an environment of <strong>high emotional load, quick decisions and constant exposure to the suffering of others<\/strong> - conditions that persistently activate the stress axis in the brain.<\/p><p>Neuroscience research shows that prolonged exposure to situations of intense pressure can alter the regulation of <strong>limbic system<\/strong> - the brain region involved in emotions - and increase the risk of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/burnout\/\">burnout<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/ansiedade\/\">anxiety <\/a><\/strong>e <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/insonia\/\">sleep disorders<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"nota-importante\"><p>O <strong>burnout in health professionals<\/strong> is not just an individual problem: it's a <strong>systemic problem<\/strong>, This affects workplaces and the healthcare system as a whole. This has direct consequences for the quality of care provided to patients. Recognising the <strong>signs of burnout<\/strong> is the first step to taking action.<\/p><\/div><h2>Empathy Has a Cost<\/h2><p>Have you ever heard of a phenomenon called <strong>compassion fatigue<\/strong>? This phenomenon describes the emotional exhaustion that results from <strong>repeatedly caring for people in pain<\/strong>. This fatigue, and the <strong>\u201cHardening\u201d of emotions<\/strong>, It's not indifference.<\/p><p><strong>It's a natural protection mechanism.<\/strong> It's often an inevitable cost of constant exposure to pain and negative emotions.<\/p><p>Nurses know better than anyone what it's like to be <strong>being there in the most difficult times<\/strong> of another person's life: a serious diagnosis, a surgery, a farewell. This presence has an immense value that is impossible to quantify.<\/p><p>On the other hand, there is this <a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/traumas-emocionais\/\"><strong>burden of memories and emotions<\/strong><\/a> that many professionals carry, which gets heavier over time. This burden is easily forgotten by outsiders.<\/p><h2>Conclusion<\/h2><p>If you are a healthcare professional, or have people close to you who are, and you recognise signs of burnout (difficulty switching off, sleep disturbances, irritability or feeling empty) seek specialised support. <strong>Taking care of yourself isn't selfish: it's a prerequisite for continuing to take care of others and those close to you<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Congratulations, and thanks to all the nurses and carers!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoje celebramos quem cuida. Cuidar tamb\u00e9m tem um custo humano, um custo que merece toda a nossa aten\u00e7\u00e3o e reconhecimento. Uma Profiss\u00e3o que Cuida Onde Outros N\u00e3o Chegam O 12 de maio n\u00e3o \u00e9 uma data qualquer no calend\u00e1rio da sa\u00fade. \u00c9 o anivers\u00e1rio de Florence Nightingale \u2014 a pioneira que, no s\u00e9culo XIX, transformou [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-6807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geral","tag-novo-layout"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6807"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6814,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions\/6814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}