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May 12: International Nurse Day
Every year, May 12 is commemorated as International Nurse Day. The birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale is celebrated as the International Nurse Day. This year the day is celebrated under the theme Theme: Nurses: A Voice to lead-Nursing the World to Health the International Council of Nurses lead the celebration of the International Nurse Day ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Florence Nightingale • International Labour Organization (ILO) • International Nurse Day • International Nurses Day • World Bank • World Health Day
2020 Designated as “Year of Nurse and Midwife”
In the honor of 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the “Year of Nurse and Midwife”. Highlights This year, WHO is to focus on nursing and midwifery in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The organization is leading the development of “World Nursing Report” that is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Florence Nightingale • International Council of Nurses • War • WHO • Year of Nurses and Midwives
Florence Nightingale Award
The President of India conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award to the nursing personnel on December 5th. The award is a recognition of meritorious service conferred to individuals in the nursing profession. The President termed the profession as ‘symbol of seva, shushrusha and karuna’. He also called them the ‘face of healthcare service’. The President ..
Topics: Florence Nightingale • Florence Nightingale Foundation • Health • Health professional • International Nurses Day • Jonathan Asbridge • Nursing • Nursing in the United Kingdom
International Nurse’s Day observed on May 12
International Nurses Day was observed globally on 12 May 2019. It is celebrated every year on birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. About International Nurses Day Background: The first proposal for Nurses Day was made in 1953, by an officer with US Department of Health, Education and Welfare Dorothy Sutherland ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Britain • Florence Nightingale • Freedom of the City of London • International Council of Nurses • International Nurses Day • Lady with the Lamp • Nightingale Training School • Nurses - A Voice to Lead - Health for All • President Dwight D Eisenhower • Royal Statistical Society
2019 edition of International Nurses Day (IND)
The International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on 12 May to highlight the importance of nurses’ role in providing the best healthcare services. The day also observes the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, who was also known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. She was famous as manager and trainer of nurses ..
Topics: Florence Nightingale • Florence Nightingale Foundation • Health • International Nurses Day • Nurse stereotypes • Nursing • Nursing in the United Kingdom