The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News File photo: Couva Hospital Intensive care unit (ICU) nurse Josette Smith-Bethel of the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility has said nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system in Trinidad and Tobago. Smith-Bethel was speaking during the Health Ministry’s virtual media conference on Wednesday. International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 and commemorates the birth of Florence Nightingale, born in 1820, and considered the pioneer of modern nursing, she […]