Happy New Year! Here’s the list of nursing recognition days, weeks, and months for 2018. Have something to add? Please leave a comment or email [email protected].  

Thank you!
 
January

• National CRNA Week January 21-27       
• IV Nurse Day January 25             

February

• PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week February 5-11    
• Critical Care Transport Nurses Day February 18  

March

• Certified Nurses Day March 19  
• GI Nurses & Associates Week March 19-23         

April

• Transplant Nurses Day April 18  

May

• National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month             
• Oncology Nursing Month            
• National Nurses Week May 6-12             
• National Nurses Day May 6        
• National Student Nurses Day May 8       
• National School Nurse Day May 9             
• International Nurses Day May 12            
• National Day of Advocacy May 12           
• National Nursing Home Week May 13-19            
• Neuroscience Nurses Week May 13-19  

June

• National Nursing Assistants Week  June 10-16    

September

• Vascular Nurses Week   TBD      
• National CNS Recognition Week TBD      
• National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day September 8           
• Nephrology Nurses Week TBD   
• National Neonatal Nurses Day September 15      
• National Nurses in Staff Development Week September 23-29    
• National Midwifery Week September 30-October 6         

October

• National Pediatric Nursing Week TBD    
• Emergency Nurses Week TBD    
• Emergency Nurses Day TBD       
• National Case Management Week TBD  
• International Orthopaedic Nurses Day October 30           

November

• Medical-Surgical Nurses Week November 1-7     
• Urology Nurses and Associates Week November 1-7       
• Perioperative Nurses Week TBD
• National Nurse Practitioner Week TBD  
• Forensic Nurses Week TBD         

Let us know how you will celebrate or what plans you have to recognize your colleagues. Leave a comment or email us at [email protected].

Have a great 2018!