International Nurses Day 2016: May 12
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.
The theme for 2016 is : Nurses: A Force for Change:Improving health systems’ resilience.
In the month of January in 1974, the 12th of May was declared to be celebrated as the birthday anniversary of the founder of modern nursing, the Florence Nightingale. An International Nurses Day Kit (having educational and public information materials to be used by the nurses among public) is prepared and distributed every year by the International Council of Nurses while celebrating Nurses day.
This day is celebrated to highlight the importance of the role of nurses in providing the best health care services. Florence Nightingale has been recognized as the foremost symbol of the nursing world since the Crimean War in the 1850s. Stationed at the Barrack Hospital, Scutari, she reformed the health care services and nursing and opened “the Nightingale School of Nursing” at the St. Thomas Hospital, London in 1860.
Promotional and educational activities are organized while celebrating the International Nurses Day annually in an attempt to address prevalent nursing issues. The theme of the celebration is selected based on the environment, handling poverty issues and so on. It is celebrated to recognize the contributions of the nurses to the community and their dedication to the profession.
International Council of Nurses celebrates this event aiming to increase the public awareness about the nursing and nurses’ contribution towards healthcare innovation.
Nurses- Caring today for a healthier tomorrow…
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