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National Nurses Week history and milestones
National Nurses Week runs May 6 to 12 each year to honor nursing. Since 1896 the ANA and state associations have promoted the profession. Key events include May 12 as International Nurse Day and May 6 as National Recognition Day for Nurses. The sequence covers proposals to presidential proclamations, Congressional actions, and annual observances through 1997.
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Florence Nightingale
American Nurses Association
ANA
Dorothy Sutherland
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Eisenhower
International Council of Nurses
ICN
New Jersey
Brendon Byrne
Edward Scanlan
Red Bank
N.J
Scanlan
Chase
New Mexico
Manuel Lujan
Ronald Reagan
ANA Board of Directors
National Student Nurses Association