National Nursing Week 2009 in Canada
Nursing - You Can’t Live Without It! is Canadian Theme
Apr 10, 2009
Nurses world-wide are recognized each year in May during Nurses Week (la semaine nationale des soins infermiers). The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has chosen as this year's national theme, Nursing: You can't live without it!
"National Nursing Week provides an opportunity to celebrate all nursing professions and recognize the diversity and complexity of the roles [nurses play]. It also gives the public an opportunity to understand and appreciate the contributions nurses make to people's health and well-being," notes Alberta RN magazine (April 2009, V65 N4, p. 20)
Types of Nurses
National Nursing Week in Canada is celebrated by various branches of the nursing profession, including
- Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
- Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs)
- Registered Nurse Practitioners (RNPs)
Designations (licensed or registered) may vary with jurisdiction . Each province has its own professional boards, colleges, or associations that cooperate to collectively celebrate nurses and nursing within the framework of the national celebration.
International Nurses Day 2009
May 12, 2009 is International Nurses Day (IND) in celebration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale is recognized as the founder of modern nursing for her work with wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
This event is organized by the International Council of Nurses, headquartered in Geneva Switzerland, which represents nurses in 188 countries. The IND theme for 2009 is Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Care Innovations
Events for Nurses Week 2009 Canada
- May 12 - International Nurses Day
- May 12 - Launch of CNA’s Global Nursing Database - "This database contains supply and distribution information for the registered nursing workforce in Canada from 1980 to the present and is managed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)" (Source: CNA). The database is expected to provide useful information on retention rates, demographics, workplace factors, and other statistics that will improve nursing staff supply management.
- May 13 - CRNNS’ 100th AGM - the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia hits a century milestone, with Nurses Week an appropriate time for the celebration.
- May 13 - CNF Fundraising Campaign Launch - The Canadian Nurses Foundation (la fondation des infirmières et des infirmiers du Canada) works to provide research grants, awards and scholarships to nurses. The 2009 campaign, part of a five-year project for nursing education, is to be inaugurated during Nurses Week.
- May 15 - Launch of Canadian Nurse online - Canada's largest and oldest nursing journal, established in 1905, is published nine times a year. Joining the trend from print to pixels, the journal will officially launch its online version during Nurses Week.
This article is dedicated to nurses across Canada in recognition of the work they do in cities and isolated communities throughout the country as part of Canada's health care system.
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