NATIONAL NURSES WEEK 2011 – NURSES TRUSTED TO CARE


Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths, and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers.

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Public health nurses work at the federal, state, and local level creating conditions that can positively affect the health of an entire community.  Go to the American Nurses Association (ANA) website at http://www.nursingworld.org/ and click on National Nurses Week under Announcements for history.