On May 6 to May 12, nurses from all over the world will be celebrating International Nurses Week. This yearly event is held to commemorate the countless contributions millions of registered nurses have made to society.
International Nurses Day 2012 is scheduled on May 12, the last day of the week-long celebration. It marks the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. On this momentous occasion, National Nursing Associations (NNA) from all over the globe will join forces in memorializing her achievements and lifetime work in modern nursing.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has announced that the International Nurses Day theme for 2012 is: Closing the Gap: From Evidence to Action. This year's theme emphasizes the utilization of evidence-based approach in nursing practice and the empowerment of nurses in putting nursing knowledge into everyday use.
The International Council of Nurses is an organization of National Nursing Associations. Founded in 1899, it represents more than 13 million nurses worldwide.
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PNA UK · 672 weeks ago
On the occasion of Florence Nightingale’s 192nd birthday and this year’s International Nurses Day, the members and officers of the Philippine Nurses Association of United Kingdom would like to greet each and every nurse worldwide a happy nurses day.
In light of the challenges, difficulties and changes that the nursing profession is faced at present, nurses continue to serve in the forefront of healthcare without reservation and hesitation. Just as Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole have done so in the past, nurses have continued to deliver a unique perspective of patient care with passion and commitment. While the various aspects of nursing have changed and evolved to meet the demands of the times, the vision behind nursing which is to deliver tender loving care to people of all kind remains the same throughout the last two-centuries.
Rightfully so, the nurses are the major workforce behind almost any healthcare institution worldwide. In this changing global workforce with clinical competitiveness in the background, each and every nurse should strive to excel in practice and knowledge. We should not stop where others have but should instead pave the way for further nursing innovativeness and perfection so that others can follow.
As we celebrate a day to reflect on our own profession, our history and our future, let us use the opportunity to identify realistic solutions and discover ways to improve nursing practice worthy of inspiration for other nurses worldwide.
Let us all work together to motivate improvements in nursing practice and therefore contribute to the future of global nursing.
On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Philippine Nursing Association of United Kingdom, happy International Nurses Day to all.
Michael MR Duque
President, PNA UK
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