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- National Nurses Week is begins on May 6 each year
- The week ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday
- Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of nursing
- During Nursing Week, the profession of nursing is honored and recognized
- May 6th is National Recognition for Nurses day (or Nurses Day)
- Nurses Day was designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1982
- First proposed to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953, but the observance was not proclaimed by himAmerican Nurses Association: National Nurses Week History
- President Richard Nixon declared National Nurse Week in 1974US Census Press Releases: National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
- In 2009, there were about 2.9 million registered nurses in the U.S. American Nurses Association: How to Celebrate Nurses Week
- About 92% of registered nurses are womenUS Census Press Releases: National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
- Between 2002 and 2012 the number of registered nurses is expected to grow with an additional 623,000US Census Press Releases: National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
- There are about 531,000 licensed practical and vocational nurses in the U.S.US Census Press Releases: National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
- Research shows that educated registered nurses can provide between 60% and 80% of the same primary medical care that doctors can administer at a lower costAmerican Nurses Association: National Nurses Week Facts
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In 2009, National Nurses Week will be observed between May 6 and ends on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birthday, May 12. Each year during National Nurses Week, the profession of nursing is honored throughout the U.S.American Nurses Association: National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week is an annual week-long observation. May 6th was officially designated as National Recognition for Nurses by President Ronald Reagan in 1982.American Nurses Association: National Nurses Week
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