International Nurses Day 2024: International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on the 12th of May in memory of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. This day also honors nurses as an invaluable resource and raises awareness about the challenges they face.
International Nurses Day 2024: Date
International Nurses Day 2024 date is May 12, which is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
International Nurses Day: History
The ICN (International Council of Nurses) is celebrating this day since 1965. 12th May is also the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Florence was a social reformer and she made nursing a renowned profession.
In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official with the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, proposed the Nurses Day to President Dwight D. Eisenhower did not approve it.
In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate Nurses Day as it is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Every year, ICN prepares and distributes the International Nurses’ Day kit which contains educational and public information materials.
International Nurses Day 2024: Theme
The International Nurses Day 2024 Theme is Nurses: A Voice To Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health, which focuses on the need to support, protect, and invest in the nursing profession to strengthen health systems across the world.
International Nurses Day: Significance
Nurses played an essential role during the pandemic times. They became the back of the entire health care system and ensured that every patient is well taken care of.