NATIONAL NURSES WEEK MAY 2017

National Nurses' Day kicks off Nurses' Week, which runs from May 6th through May 12th, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). Ms. Nightingale was the creator of professional nursing and is highly respected for her pivitol role in the Crimean War, which lasted from 1853 to 1856. The entire week was first observed in 1954 before the date of May 6th was later introduced as the specific day of Nurses' Day starting in 1982.

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