Every year there’s a special week dedicated to nurses.
Nurses Week begins on May 6 and culminates on May 12 in honor of Florence Nightingale's birthday – considered by some to be the founder of modern nursing. Too often during Nurses Week, break room treats and tote bags overshadow what this week should be about – giving nurses what we really need to do our jobs.
In this moment, it’s more important than ever that we take action to support nurses on the front lines and honor the history of trailblazers like Florence Nightingale and what they can teach us in this crisis.
To kick off our week of activities and actions in honor of National Nurses Week, we’re hosting a live art show this Wednesday, May 6, at 5:30 PM PT/8:30PM ET. RSVP here and we'll send you an email reminder with the link to join live or watch the recording.
During the art show, we'll hear from six artists who've been creating art around the theme #ProtectNurses: All Our Lives Depend On It and get an opportunity to view their work for the first time online. We’ll also be joined by NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN and nurse activist and NNU Vice President Fong Chuu, RN.
Art is a powerful political tool. It shapes the way we see the world and helps bring new voices and perspectives into the spotlight. In difficult times, art can also bring us hope and joy.
This event will officially kick off Nurses Week – an annual celebration that first began in 1954 on the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's groundbreaking nursing service during the Crimean War.
Florence Nightingale was not only a trailblazer of modern nursing – establishing schools and saving hundreds of lives – she was a woman with a mission. When Florence arrived with her self-trained, volunteer nurses to care for soldiers in the war and was denied access to a storeroom of medicines, she took a hammer and smashed the lock off the door.
Just like Florence Nightingale, many nurses are showing up to work today in dire conditions with hundreds of lives lost every day – and are being denied access to the equipment they need to protect their patients, themselves, and to do their jobs safely.
Nothing was going to stop her from saving as many lives as possible – and nothing is going to stop us.
Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday,
National Nurses United
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