The International Council of Nurses has dedicated May 12 as International Nurse Day to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
International Nurse Day is celebrated all over the world to honour the contribution of nurses to society and acknowledge the role they play in the overall healthcare system. Nurses play an important role in providing medical care and their role during COVID-19 has helped humankind.
When is celebrated ?
International Nurses Day is recognised on May 12 every year. This is a global celebration that honours the invaluable contributions of nurses.
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Why is celebrated?
International Nurse Day is celebrated all over the world to honour the contribution of nurses to society and acknowledge the role they play in the overall healthcare system. Nurses play an important role in providing medical care and their role during COVID-19 has helped humankind.
THEME of 2023:
Every year a different theme is chosen and the theme of Year 2023 is ‘Our Nurses, Our Future.’
About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was a British born lady ‘a nurse’, and ‘a social reformer’. People know her as the founder of modern nursing. She is also known as “The Lady with the Lamp,” She was the founder of St. Thomas’s Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in 1860. Florence Nightingale was born in 12 May, 1820 in Florence city of Italy. She created an example by serving injured soldier on 1854, during Crimean war.
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Importance of day
International Nurses Day is recognised on May 12 every year. This is a global celebration that honours the invaluable contributions of nurses.