Editor s note: Thursday starts National Nurses Week 2021, and the Military Health System celebrates our nurses and their dedication to beneficiary care through a series of articles on Health.mil through May 12.
National Nurses Week honors the commitment, dedication and contributions of the nursing profession. For the nearly 30,000 nurses in the Military Health System, the recognition is especially relevant as they have served on the front lines of the COVID-19 response and take leading roles to advance military health and readiness now and in the future.
Nurses have contributed to military readiness throughout history, evolving their function with every experience. From Florence Nightingale s establishment of nurse education programs following her volunteer experience aiding wounded soldiers in the Crimean War of the 1850s, the role of nurses has expanded beyond serving in hospitals and clinics.
Happy Nurses Day Tomorrow Maine.
She knows so much about me. She knows my weight, and as far as I know, says nothing. She’s seen me naked. Yikes. And she knows all my vitals.
Figured it out yet. No, not the Mrs. It is a nurse. She knows more about me than anyone else in my life. Well, when it comes to certain things she does. And it could be a he. 10 per cent of nurses are male.
We celebrate “The Lady With the Lamp” or as she is better known, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. She adhered to strict hand washing and hygiene practices long before we had both preached at us during the latest world pandemic. She and her helpers reduced death from 42% to 2% during the Crimean War, beginning nursing as we know it today.
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WILMINGTON In 1982 the U.S. Congress designated May 6 to be “National Recognition Day for Nurses.”
May 6 is also the first day of “Nurses Week” which concludes on May 12 renowned nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday which coincides with “International Nurses Day”.
Each year International Nurses Week has a theme; this year’s is: “A voice to lead – A vision for future healthcare.”
The local voice for Nurses Training is Clinton County Voiture 992, of the 100-year-old national, invitation-only veterans charitable organization known as La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses The 40 & 8).