Every year on May 12, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) observes International Nurses Day (IND) to commemorate the vital role that nurses play in communities all around the world. This is a chance to express our gratitude and appreciation for the contributions of nurses in promoting health, healing and overall well-being across a range of communities and healthcare environments. The day is significant since it is marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, arguably the most famous nurse in history.
History of International Nurses Day
The origins of Nurses Day may be found in 1953 when President Eisenhower received a request from Dorothy Sutherland of the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare to establish a Nurse Day for October of that same year.

The inaugural National Nurses Week was celebrated from October 11–16, 1954, to commemorate Florence Nightingale’s 100th anniversary of her expedition to the Crimea, however, the declaration was never issued.

President Nixon established National Nurse Week in 1974. A resolution to designate May 6 as National Recognition Day for Nurses was started in 1981 by nurses in New Mexico. The ANA Board of Directors spearheaded this idea, and the US Congress adopted a joint resolution in 1982 declaring May 6 to be National Recognition Day for Nurses.
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