May 6th - May 12th
| Company: | American Nurses Association |
| Telephone: | (800) 244 -4ANA |
| Web site: | http://www.nursingworld.org |
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week each year.
Source: www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/National-Nurses-Week-2017
Communities can give nurses the recognition they deserve. During National Nurses Week, businesses can give discounts to nurses, cater lunch to medical offices, and offer gift certificates and other special perks to these unsung heroes.
