Danish Nurses Organisation
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The Danish Nurses' Organization (abbrev
. DNO; in Danish
Dansk Sygeplejeråd, abbrev. DSR) is a trade union
in Denmark
. It represents 95% of all nurses with a membership of 75,000.
The DNO is affiliated with the FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
and Public Services International
.
The motto
of The Danish Nurses' Organization is: We move borders—in the organization, profession and society.
Abbreviation
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. DNO; in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
Dansk Sygeplejeråd, abbrev. DSR) is a trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It represents 95% of all nurses with a membership of 75,000.
The DNO is affiliated with the FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark was founded in 1952 and is an umbrella organisation for 86 Danish trade unions....
and Public Services International
Public Services International
Public Services International is a global union federation of public sector trade unions. It 620 affiliated unions, in 160 countries, representing 20 million workers...
.
The motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
of The Danish Nurses' Organization is: We move borders—in the organization, profession and society.