International Nurses Day
May 12 · Level 6 · #960 of 2238
International Nurses Day recognises the nurses who care for patients, monitor their condition and help them through treatment. It falls on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a pioneering figure in modern nursing, and draws attention to the expertise behind everyday care.
How it is celebrated: workplaces thank staff, present awards and hold professional or educational events. The International Council of Nurses runs an annual campaign addressing issues that matter to nursing and patient care.
Nightingale also had a gift for statistics. She used striking diagrams of mortality data to persuade decision-makers that better sanitation and hospital conditions could save lives.