THE NATIONAL NURSE DAY
National
Nurses Day is celebrated every March 17 each year. Memorial Day was initiated
by the National Nurses ,NCN (National Council Of Nurse). NCN (National Council
of Nurses) is established since 1965.
Why is
celebrated on March 17? Because the National of nursing Day could not be
separated from the role of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale (Firenze,
Italy, March 17, 1820 - August 13, 1910) was a pioneer of modern nursing. He
was identified by the name of The Lady With The Lamp in English that means
"the lady with the lamp". Her first name, referring to his hometown
of Florence, Firenze Florence in Italian or in English.
National
Nurses Day is intended to give an opportunity to commemorate the nurses around
the globe and its contribution to public health services. Nurses play an
important role, basis in the development of the physical condition of each
patient, thereby affecting the population and the health system. Nurses also
work to instill awareness about health.
First initiated
in 1953, but the National Nurses Day in general has not officially declared
until 1974.Now, annually, National Council of
Nurses (NCN) chose the theme of what is to be lifted. Of course
teraktual discuss issues in the nursing field.
Since 1988 ,NCN
always use the theme of commemorating the National nurses. Themes in the
stretcher in the campaigns for health and nursing, as follows:
1990 – Nurses and
Environment
1991 – Mental Health
– Nurses in Action
1992 – Healthy Aging
1993 – Quality,
costs and Nursing
1994 – Healthy
Families for Healthy Nation
1995 – Women’s
Health: Nurses Pave the Way
1996 – Better Health
through Nursing Research
1997 – Healthy Young
People = A Brighter Future
1998 – Partnership
for Community Health
1999 – Celebrating
Nursing’s Past, claiming the future
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