Each year, nurses around the world celebrate nursing as a profession. This usually takes place in May because May 12 is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of the nursing profession. In the U.S., Nurses Week is celebrated May 6-12, regardless of the actual days of the week. Nurses Day is May 6. The American Nurses Association sets a theme each year which is usually announced in early February.

For 2008:

• The ANA theme is: Nurses: Making a Difference Every Day
• The Canadian Nurses Association's theme is: Think You Know Nursing? Take a Closer Look
• The International Council of Nurses theme for Nurses Day is: Delivering Quality, Serving Communities Nurses Leading Primary Health Care

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Read more about Nurses Week:

•  A History of Nurses Day and Nurses Week
•  A Nurses Oath, The Florence Nightingale Pledge
•  Suggestions for Celebrating Nurses Week
•  Have Fun With Nurses Week
• Celebration ideas from the American Nurses Association

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