NURSES DAY:
International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around
the world on 12 May of each year, to mark the contributions nurses make
to society
The International Council of Nurses
(ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965. In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an
official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, proposed
that President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim a "Nurses' Day"; he did
not approve it. In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it
is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is widely
considered the founder of modern nursing. Each year, ICN prepares and
distributes the International Nurses' Day Kit. The kit contains educational and
public information materials, for use by nurses everywhere. In 1999 the British
public sector union UNISON voted to ask the ICN to transfer this day to another
date, saying Nightingale does not represent modern nursing. As of 1998, 8 May
was designated as annual National Student Nurses' Day. As of 2003, the
Wednesday within National Nurses Week, between 6 and 12 May, is National School
Nurse Day.
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