National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Events across the United States celebrate nurses and the jobs they perform. It also serves to educate the public about the nurses’ role with regard to health care
The first National Nurses Week was celebrated in 1954 – the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s famous mission to the Crimea. However, it took President Ronald Reagan signing a national proclamation to make May 6th National Nurses Day
Show your favorite nurse or team some much needed appreciation by giving them a small token of gratitude, by way of chocolate. Personalized candy bar wrappers covering your favorite chocolate candy bar are the perfect gift to hand out to your favorite nurse or nursing team.