Help Honor Nurses

Posted by Kathy Quan Feb 15, 2007

May 6-12, 2007, is National Nurses Week in the U.S. In Canada it will be May 7-13. Worlwide celebrations honoring nurses take place during that week. May 12 is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Ms. Nightingale is fondly known as the founder of the nursing profession.

During this time frame you can send a "letter to the editor" of your local newspaper to ask for your community to honor nurses. You can ask local politicians to make a proclomation honoring the nurses in your community. The American Nurses Association has a sample letter you can copy and paste to send to your newspaper. They also have a long list of celebration suggestions as well as information about the history of Nurses Day and Nurses Week.

Nurses are vital members of the health care team, and there is a growing shortage of nurses worldwide. The American Nurse Association's theme for Nurses Week 2007 is "Nursing: A Profession and a Passion." The Canadian Nurses Association's theme for 2007 is "Think You Know Nursing? Take a Closer Look."

Read about Australia's celebration of Nurses Week in 2006.

Help be part of the solution and increase awareness of nursing as a profession. Plan, implement and honor nurses in your community this year.