Nursing factoids
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy.
May 13, 1908: The Navy Nurse Corps was established.
May 21, 1881: Clara Barton and her associates founded the American Red Cross.
Circle these dates
May 6: National Nurses Day
May 6–12: National Nurses Week
May 6–12: National Hospital Week
May 13–19: National Nursing Home Week
May 20–26: National Emergency Medical Services Week
May is also:
Oncology Nursing Month
Mental Health Month
Better Sleep Month
Articles you might enjoy:
Top 10 sleep tips for nurses
Happy Nurses Week?
The best and worst states to be a psychiatric nurse in 2012
Sources
aahn.org/nursinghistorycalendar.html
nasrecruitment.com/docs/calendars/2012/Healthcare-Days.pdf
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