Celebrate National Nurses Week May 6-12

National Nurses Week was designed to commemorate the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's work during her assignment during the Crimean War in Turkey. In 1996, the American Nurses' Association designated May 6-12 as the permanent celebration week for nurses because Nightingale's birthday is May 12.

Florence Nightingale sought out this profession to care for the indigent, poor, suffering and dying at a time when it was socially unacceptable for women to care physically for these individuals. She was an activist and feminist who had a goal of caring for the oppressed of the world.

Learn more about National Nurses Week.