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The History of National Nurses Week – From Then to Now

May 7, 2020

The World Health Organization designated 2020 as International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and runs through May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Now more than ever, nurses are being recognized as heroes as they fight alongside...