Nursing Week 2014

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NursingWeekNursing Week is set aside to recognize the dedication and achievements of the nursing profession. In 1985, The Canadian Minister of Health proclaimed the second week of May as National Nursing Week in Canada.

May 12th is significant, as it coincides with Florence Nightingale’s birthday.  She is best known around the world as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ who nursed British soldiers during the Crimean War and turned nursing into a profession. But she was also much more than that.

She was an activist, social theorist and author whose advocacy to improve health and sanitation for British Army soldiers, and writings on hospital planning and organization laid the foundation for nursing’s emphasis on social determinants of health today. Nightingale published more than 200 books, reports and pamphlets.

Nursing Week gives nurses the chance to celebrate the work they do to keep Nightingale’s work alive, helping to keep people healthy, and care for them when they’re ill.

To learn more about nursing in Ontario, check out the RNAO website.

Thank you from Howie, Sacks & Henry

NursingWeekBasketRTOur business is helping those people who have been in accidents, so we often have contact with nurses.  Our Nursing Week tradition is to send baskets of goodness to hospitals across Southern Ontario.   The baskets are stuffed with snacks and little items like HSH emery boards for nurses to share in their ward.  It is just a small gesture of our appreciation for the dedication they make to care for those who need it.

Take Your Own Moment to Give Thanks

nursingweekquoteA small thank you goes along way so take the time to thank the nurses who are caring for your loved ones.   And while you catch up with your favorite medical show, take a moment  to really appreciate what nurses do for us every day.  You may also might like to check out this quick  list of 5 things you might not know about the profession.


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