Happy National Nurses Week to All of the Nurses in the LSUHSC-NO!!

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National Nurses Week is celebrated every year beginning on 6 May, National Nurses Day, and ending on 12 May, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the foundress of modern nursing. Included in this week of celebration is National Student Nurses Day on 8 May.

The theme for the 2009 celebration is Nurses: Building a Healthy America

?óÔé¼?ôThis year?óÔé¼Ôäós theme reflects the commitment nurses make every day in building a healthy America for the public we serve,?óÔé¼?Ø said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. ?óÔé¼?ôANA has long advocated for meaningful health system reform and in 2008 re-released ANA?óÔé¼Ôäós Health System Reform Agenda, an ANA blueprint for reform that focuses on the basic ?óÔé¼?ôcore?óÔé¼?Ø of essential health care services, which is essential in building a healthy America for everyone.?óÔé¼?Ø

Nursing, Observances | Permalink | 1 Comment | Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2009 by Marix, Mary

One Response to Happy National Nurses Week to All of the Nurses in the LSUHSC-NO!!

  1. Jennifer Lloyd says:
    Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 11:15 am

    AJN has an interesting perspective on Nurse’s Week on their blog: http://ajnoffthecharts.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/the-little-humiliations-of-national-nurses-week/

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