Happy National Nurses Day!

Today, May 6, is National Nurses Day! It's also the kickoff of National Nurses Week, which is always celebrated from May 6 through May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. The theme of this year's celebration is "Nurses: Trusted to Care."

The American Nurses Association posted this tribute to nursing on their website:

Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. As nurses, we work in emergency rooms, school based clinics and homeless shelters, to name a few. We have many roles - from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher - and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety.

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