Nursing factoids
March 1, 1887: Congress establishes the Hospital Corps.
March 6, 1886: The first nursing journal, The Nightingale, was published.
March 12, 1862: Jane Delano, founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service, was born.
March 14, 1851: Anna Caroline Maxwell, who was known as “The American Florence Nightingale,” was born.
Circle these dates
March 3-9: Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 10-16: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
March 30: National Doctors’ Day
March is also:
National Nutrition Month
Child Life Month
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Sources:
http://www.aahn.org/nursinghistorycalendar.html
http://www.nasrecruitment.com/docs/calendars/2013/2013-Healthcare-Calendar-of-Recognition-Days.pdf
www.redcross.org/museum/history/janedelano.asp
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