ANA to focus on nurse health for National Nurses Week

Brian Zimmerman -

The American Nurses Association will celebrate this year's National Nurses Week by placing an emphasis the health and well-being of these essential frontline providers.

National Nurses Week is an annual veneration of the nursing profession held from May 6 to May 12. This year's theme is "the balance of mind and spirit."

"Our focus on improving the health of America's nurses goes beyond self-care," said ANA President Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, in an emailed release. "Every time a nurse interacts with a patient, he or she has an opportunity to be a role model for good health. And a healthy nurse is more likely to talk to a patient about how to get healthy, and is more credible when promoting those behaviors. That's how nurses can help change the health of America."

To download the ANA's National Nurses Week Toolkit, which includes materials to aid in the promotion of the event, click here.

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