Nurses Week May 6-12
Florence Nightengale Pledge a tribute to the duties of health care p
Nurses: Strength, Commitment, Compassion is the American Nurses Association's theme for Nurses Week 2006.
Nurses Week is celebrated each year May 6-12. It begins on Nurses Day, May 6, and culminates on May 12 which is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in nursing.
Take a moment to honor the nurses who have made a difference in your life or the life of a loved one.
Many Nurses Day/Week celebrations include reciting the Florence Nightingale Pledge which is also known as the Nurse's Oath:
I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.
Read about Nurses Week 2007.
