Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development.

Nursing Recognition Dates

National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week
September 1-7, 2024
Theme: Innovate            
#CNSWeek

• Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Resources

National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
September 8, 2024

• I am Seen: Processing Grief as a Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Vascular Nurses Week  
September 8-14, 2024
#IAMSVN

• Peripheral Vascular Disease CE
• Influence of Foot Ulceration on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetic Patients: A Case-Control Study CE

Nephrology Nurses Week    
September 8-14, 2024
#NNW24, #NephNurseStrong

• Acute Kidney Injury POCKET CARD
• Chronic Kidney Disease POCKET CARD

Nursing Professional Development Week                       
September 14-20, 2024
#NPDWeek

• Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
• Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (Staff Development) Resources

Neonatal Nurses Week            
September 14-20, 2024
#neonatalnursesweek

• Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
• Advances in Neonatal Care

Healthcare Observances

Sepsis Awareness Month           
World Sepsis Day
September 13, 2024      
#sepsisawarenessmonth #WorldSepsisDay

• Sepsis Guidelines and Protocols: Providing Care to Patients

Pain Awareness Month

• Topics in Pain Management
• Pain Assessment POCKET CARD

World Alzheimer's Month
World Alzheimer’s Day: September 20, 2024
Theme: Time to act on dementia, Time to act on Alzheimer’s

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: How Do They Differ?

National Suicide Prevention Week         
September 8-14, 2024  
World Suicide Prevention Day: September 10, 2024
#BeThe1To

• Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide GUIDELINE SUMMARY

Falls Prevention Awareness Week
September 23-27, 2024
#FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek #FallsFree

• Assessing Fall Risk and Reducing Falls in the Elderly POCKET CARD

More Observances in September

• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Healthy Aging® Month  
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month     
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month  
• National Food Safety Education Month 
• National ITP Awareness Month 
• National Preparedness Month
• National Recovery Month
• National Sickle Cell Month
• Newborn Screening Awareness Month
• National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day September 18
• Sport Purple For Platelets Day September 27
• Malnutrition Awareness Week September 16-20

Nursing Events

• The Healthcare Travel Conference           
• 2024 AMSN Annual Convention
• Emergency Nursing 2024            
• NANN's 40th Annual Conference             
• ISPAN 2024 Meeting      

See all events for 2024 here!

Anything missing? Please let us know in the comments!
Have a good month!