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National Nurses Week

May 2003

National Nurses Week began as an official, week-long celebration in 1990, and in 1994, May 6-12 was designated by the American Nurses Association as a permanent time to observe National Nurses Week. In addition, May 7 is National School Nurse Day and May 8 is National Student Nurses Day. May 12, celebrated around the world as the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, has been designated by the International Council of Nurses as International Nurses Day.

We believe these Nurses Week columns will be of assistance as you consider a new job, a return to school, or begin initiatives to make your workplace safer and improve patient care.

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