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

Nursing Recognition Dates

Health Workforce Well-Being Day          
March 18, 2024
Theme: A Healthy Workforce Means a Healthy You

• Self-Care for Nurses
• Solutions to Nurse Burnout

Certified Nurses Day     
March 19, 2024

• CE Nursing Certification Review Courses 
• Focus On: Specialty Certification
• Nursing Certification Boards By Specialty
• CE Recommendations for Certified Nurses Day

GI Nurses & Associates Week   
March 17-23, 2024
#Proud2BGI

• Gastrointestinal Assessment POCKET CARD
• Upper GI and Ulcer Bleeding GUIDELINE SUMMARY
• Gastroenterology Nursing Resources 

Healthcare Observances

Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in March.

National Kidney Month
World Kidney Day
March 14, 2024
#KidneyMonth, #ShowYourKidneys

• Acute Kidney Injury POCKET CARD
• Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease GUIDELINE SUMMARY
• Nephrology and Urology Nursing Resources 

National Nutrition Month                        
Theme: Beyond the Table
#NationalNutritionMonth

• Nutrition Today 

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month  
#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

• Online Resources for Colorectal Cancer Awareness
• Colon Cancer Treatment GUIDELINE SUMMARY

Brain Injury Awareness Month 
#MyBrainInjuryJourney

• Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) POCKET CARD
• Calculating Cerebral Perfusion Pressure BLOG

Patient Safety Awareness Week             
March 10-16, 2024

• Improving Patient Safety in 2024 BLOG

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
March 10-16, 2024

• CE Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and the Nurse's Role
• CE Cognitive Symptom Awareness Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Using a Mobile Application

More Observances in March

• National Endometriosis Awareness Month         
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10, 2024
• World Sleep Day March 15, 2024
• National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20, 2024             
• National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week March 18-24, 2024
• World Tuberculosis Day March 24, 2024 

Nursing Events

• DNA's 42nd Annual Convention 
• AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo       
• NACNS 2024 Annual Conference              
• HIMSS24            
• National Conference on Pediatric Health Care     
• *Nursing Management's Recruitment & Retention Conference
• Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference           
• The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care        

See all events for 2024 here!

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