Supporting National Nurses Week
We celebrate Nurses Week every year from May 6 to
May 12 to shine a spotlight on the incredible nurses
(registered nurses, nurse practitioners, LPNs, and others)
across the country that have devoted their lives to the
betterment of the lives of others. But what is Nurses
Week, when did it begin, and how can you celebrate
this year?
What Is Nurses Week and When Is It?
Nurses Week is an annual celebration of all that nurses around the world do for their communities. It’s our time to recognize, appreciate, and invest in the nurses we know or work with every day as well as the entire nursing industry as whole.
And while Nurses Week is inclusive of all nurses, there are some more specific celebrations throughout. May 6th is the first day of National Nurses Week. May 8th brings particular attention to student nurses on National Student Nurses Day, and May 12th is International Nurses Day and National School Nurse Day! All different types of nurses contribute to their communities in a myriad of ways all year round, this week is the time for these communities to show their support back to the nursing profession!
Nurses Week 2020 was unlike any other. As a society, we asked more of nurses than we ever have by asking you to put your lives on the front lines in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While one week is not nearly enough, we want to take this week every year to share our gratitude by offering our support for the work you do every day, in times of crisis, and always.
The Focus of Nurses Week 2021
Given everything this year has thrown at at nurses and other healthcare workers in the form of the
COVID-19 pandemic, there isn’t a better or more
appropriate time to focus on recognizing, appreciating, and investing in our incredible nurses across the globe serving on the front lines. While it makes sense, and is of course appropriate, to single out a particular week to give thanks to nurses, it should by no means stop there; after all, nurses work around the clock 52 weeks a year.