National Nurses Week
Date/Time
5/6/2025 - 5/12/2025
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Event Description
Let's Celebrate! National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday.
As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day celebrated annually.
And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.
Learn more about the history, including that on his own, New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne announced in 1978 that May 6 would be Nurses Day annually. This seems to be the first public record of a US government official establishing a permanent recognition day for nurses. Edward Scanlan of Red Bank in New Jersey enthusiastically championed the cause, promoting it throughout the state. He also had the date listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events, a comprehensive reference of international events. The Origins of Nurses Week - Nursebuff
As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day celebrated annually.
And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.
Learn more about the history, including that on his own, New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne announced in 1978 that May 6 would be Nurses Day annually. This seems to be the first public record of a US government official establishing a permanent recognition day for nurses. Edward Scanlan of Red Bank in New Jersey enthusiastically championed the cause, promoting it throughout the state. He also had the date listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events, a comprehensive reference of international events. The Origins of Nurses Week - Nursebuff
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