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NURSES DAY
THEME 2017 : The theme of 2017 is “Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.
THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY
It all began in 1953, when Dorothy Sutherland, an official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, contacted President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposing he proclaim a “Nurses’ Day”. However, he did not approve her proposal at that time. The International Council of Nurses has celebrated on May 12th since 1965. In January 1974, this day was finally officially made International Nurses Day.
SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY
It is celebrated annually on 12th of May to celebrate the birth anniversary of the modern nursing founder, the Florence Nightingale. Nursing is the largest health care profession in the world and nurses are the key of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Nurses are well trained and educated for maintaining the health and wellness of the patients through all the aspects like psychosocially, socially etc.
Nurses have deep practical knowledge of delivering best health care services. National nurses associations (NNAs) play an important role in making nurses well informed, advised, encouraged and supported to deliver better work. NNAs works with the governments and non-government organizations to strengthen the health care systems as well as create conditions maximizing the nurse’s contribution.
International Council of Nurses celebrates this event aiming to increase the public awareness about the nursing and nurses contribution towards the health care innovation. Nurses are the fast and first point of contacting for health services. Nurses are innovatively practiced to provide free health checkup to the industries indicating their willingness of improving the health of staff, to meet all the local needs, to improve the physical, mental and well-being of the patients.
HCIG joins the world in celebrating our nurses, who tirelessly work around the clock, putting their own needs last, to give us all safe and reliable healthcare.
