Although healthcare plays a significant role in our community, the people working within the industry are the ones who make it particularly substantial. According to the American Nurses Association, here is a brief history of how National Nurses Week became what it is today. 1953 Dorothy Sutherland sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a Nurse Day in October of the following year, which never followed through. 1954 National Nurse Week was observed from October 11 - 16. The year of the observance marked the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingales mission to Crimea. 1972 Again a resolution was presented by the House of Representatives for the President to proclaim National Registered Nurse Day. 1974 In January of that year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) proclaimed that May 12 would be International Nurse Day. (May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale.) Since 1965, the ICN has celebrated International Nurse Day. 1974 In February of that year, a week was designated by the White House as National Nurse Week, and President Nixon issued a proclamation. 1978 New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne declared May 6 as Nurses Day. 1981 ANA, along with various nursing organizations, rallied to support a resolution initiated by nurses in New Mexico, through their Congressman, Manuel Lujan, to have May 6, 1982, established as National Recognition Day for Nurses. 1982 In February, the ANA Board of Directors formally acknowledged May 6, 1982 as National Nurses Day. The action affirmed a joint resolution of the United States Congress designating May 6 as National Recognition Day for Nurses. 1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation on March 25, proclaiming National Recognition Day for Nurses to be May 6, 1982. 1990 The ANA Board of Directors expanded the recognition of nurses to a week-long celebration, declaring May 6 - 12, 1991, as National Nurses Week. 1993 The ANA Board of Directors designated May 6 - 12 as permanent dates to observe National Nurses Week in 1994 and in all subsequent years. 1996 The ANA initiated National RN Recognition Day on May 6, 1996, to honor the nations indispensable registered nurses for their tireless commitment 365 days a year. 1997 The ANA Board of Directors, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 13:14:19 +0000
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