Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Nurses Week is a time to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our nationwide nurses who devote their professional lives towards exceptional patient care. The RN credited for the 2010 National Nurses Week theme describes the profession as:

"Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. As nurses, we work in emergency rooms, school based clinics, and homeless shelters, to name a few. We have many roles – from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher – and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety."

Please feel free to post your own description of the role of a nurse in today's hospital!