Celebrate National Nurses Week!

• 5/12/2009
• Author: Jim Parker
• Category: Perspectives on Patient Safety Blog
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This week represents the nation’s annual “shout out” to the backbone of our health care system:  Nurses. 
 
National Nurses Week is celebrated each year from May 6 (National Nurses Day) to May 12 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday). Sponsored by the American Nurses Association, the theme for this year’s observance is “Nurses: Building a Healthy America.” The theme focuses on the issues of national health care policy reform, improving access to health care, nursing staff shortages, and working conditions for nurses. National Nurses Week is also intended to educate the public about the multifaceted roles of America’s 2.9 million registered nurses, including bedside patient care, medical research, education, and public advocacy. The contribution of nurses to our collective well being is truly incalculable. 

So, gentle readers, keep this in mind as you move about your organizations this week, and all the year round.  Should you happen upon a nurse, take a moment and deliver a sincere, “Thank you.”