Our nurses – our future: investing in cardiac nursing for a stronger healthcare system

The 2025 International Nurses Day theme, ‘Our nurses. Our future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’ highlights the urgent need to protect nurse wellbeing. Cardiac nurses exemplify this necessity, facing high clinical demands and emotional strain. This article explores the role of cardiac nurses, the challenges they face, and the economic and clinical case for investing in mental health support, safe staffing, fair pay, leadership, and career development to sustain cardiovascular care systems.