International day of care
The International Day of care , also International Nurses Day, (deprecated International Day of Nurses , English: International Nurses Day ) is an internationally committed action , which annually on May 12 will be celebrated. He commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale , the pioneer of modern nursing .
background
Plans for a "Nurses Day" were first expressed in 1953 by Dorothy Sutherland, an employee of the US Department of Health . However, the then US President Dwight D. Eisenhower refused to have him proclaimed. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) finally took the lead and celebrated the day since 1965. Since January 1974, the day was officially set for May 12th. It is intended to recognize the work of nurses and highlight their role in the health system. In Germany it was also called International Nurses Day, but was then renamed International Nursing Day.
May 12th is supposed to commemorate the birthday of Florence Nightingale in 1820, who is considered to be the founder of modern western nursing.
Campaigns take place around the world around the day of action. For example, a nurse's fair is held annually at Westminster Abbey in London . In some countries there is an action week. In the United States, National Nursing Week is May 6-12, while Canada takes the week that includes May 12.
The day is also associated with calls to politicians for an improvement in the care situation. The ICN is issuing educational and promotional materials for this day aimed at drawing attention to the great achievements of carers around the world. The ICN also always has a different motto for the day.
2020 was a special year for International Nursing Day. Not only did 2020 mark the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 the worldwide year of professional carers and midwives. The day of action this year coincided with the global COVID-19 pandemic .
Past mottos
- 1988 - Safe Motherhood
- 1989 - School Health
- 1990 - Nurses and Environment
- 1991 - Mental Health - Nurses in Action
- 1992 - Healthy Aging
- 1993 - Quality, Costs and Nursing
- 1994 - Healthy Families for Healthy Nation
- 1995 - Women's Health: Nurses Pave the Way
- 1996 - Better Health through Nursing Research
- 1997 - Healthy Young People = A Brighter Future
- 1998 - Partnership for Community Health
- 1999 - Celebrating Nursing's Past, Claiming the Future
- 2000 - Nurses - Always there for you
- 2001 - Nurses, Always There for You: United Against Violence
- 2002 - Nurses Always There for You: Caring for Families
- 2003 - Nurses: Fighting AIDS stigma, working for all
- 2004 - Nurses: Working with the Poor; Against Poverty
- 2005 - Nurses for Patients' Safety: Targeting counterfeit medicines and substandard medication
- 2006 - Safe staffing saves lives
- 2007 - Positive practice environments: Quality workplaces = quality patient care
- 2008 - Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Primary Health Care and social care
- 2009 - Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Care Innovations
- 2010 - Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Chronic Care
- 2011 - Closing The Gap: Increasing Access and Equity
- 2012 - Closing The Gap: From Evidence to Action
- 2013 - Closing The Gap: Millennium Development Goals
- 2014 - Nurses: A Force for Change - A vital resource for health
- 2015 - Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective
- 2016 - Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems' Resilience
- 2017 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- 2018 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Health is a Human right
- 2019 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Health for All
- 2020 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Nursing the World to Health
Web links
- Official website
- International Nurses Day. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved May 13, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ International Nurses Day 2020. In: Mintageworld.com. May 12, 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Kara Rogers: International Nurses Day | annual observance. In: Britannica . Retrieved May 13, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b International Day of Nursing. In: Federal Ministry of Health. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ International Nurses Day 2020: 'Nursing the world to health', here's all you need to know. In: Firstpost.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020 (English).
- ↑ International Nurses Day 2020: Know history, theme and significance of Florence Nightingale's birth anniversary. May 11, 2020, accessed May 13, 2020 .
- ^ National Nursing Week. In: Canadian Nurses Association. Retrieved May 13, 2020 (English).
- ↑ International Nurses Day ( English ) In: International Council of Nurses . Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
- ↑ 2020 - Year of Nurses and Midwives. In: DBfK. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ mdr.de: International Day of Nursing - Better conditions for the nursing profession required | MDR.DE. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ 2015 - Nurses: A Force for Change: Effective Care, Cost Effective ( English ) In: icn.ch . Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
- ↑ 2016 - Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving health systems' resilience ( English ) In: icn.ch . Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
- ↑ International Nurses Day 2020 Theme ( english ) In: jagatgururampalji.org . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Happy international Nurses Day ( English ) In: who.int . Retrieved May 13, 2020.