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Article: Nurses--one body, one voice.(Editorial)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
- Author:
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This month we recognize and honor nurses during National Nurses Week, which occurs May 6 to 12. It ends on May 12 to commemorate the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year's theme is "Nurses: Lifting Spirits, Touching Lives."
The American Nurses Association (ANA), along with many specialty organizations, including AORN, supports nurses and nursing. This year, National Student Nurses Day and National School Nurse Day also will be celebrated during National Nurses Week. In addition, National Nurses Week has become International Nurses Week in recent years, as nurses around the world band together with a common theme of celebrating the good work of nurses.
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