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Article Excerpt
National Nurses Week, designated as May 6-12, was first celebrated in 1990. Since 1996, May 6 is known as National RN Recognition Day (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2009a). This year's awards, recognition, and celebrations may just be a memory. However, the contributions, collaborations, and quiet caring from nurses are what patients value. Through a patient's eyes, the times when the nurse answers a call light or a question, intervenes to promote health, prevents injury, or just cares are the moments in which a nurse's value becomes immeasurable.
This year, the ANA proposed all nursing organizations participate in promoting the value of nursing. Many of the remarks in this article are a compilation of the comments from nursing leaders throughout the United States. You may want to use this information as you spread the word about nursing's value.
Nurses and the Public
Nurses are ranked as the most trusted professional by 84% of Americans in a Gallup survey of ethics and honesty (Saad, 2008). We are the only professional group that can boast consistent improvement in being trusted by their fellow Americans. The public knows we will look after their best interests and the best interests of their...
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