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National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
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National Nurses Week coincides with Florence Nightingale’s
birthday, May 12. Many consider Nightingale the founder of
modern nursing.
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The history of Nurses Week began in 1953 when Dorothy
Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare sent the proposal to President Eisenhower. |
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In 1974, President Nixon
proclaimed a “National Nurse Week.” The celebration of
National Hospital Week began in 1921 when a magazine
editor suggested that more information about hospitals
might alleviate public fears about them. |
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The celebration of National Hospital Week began in 1921 when a
magazine editor suggested that more information about hospitals
might alleviate public fears about them. (Census Bureau) |
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