Happy New Year! Here’s the list of nursing recognition days, weeks, and months for 2017*.
Know of others? Please leave a comment or email [email protected].  
Thank you!
 
*Dates and links will be updated as they become available.
 

January

• National CRNA Week January 22-28
• IV Nurse Day January 25

February

• PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week February 6-12
• Cardiovascular Professionals Week February 12-18
• Critical Care Transport Nurses Day February 18

March

• Certified Nurses Day March 19       
• GI Nurses & Associates Week March 20-24        

April

• Transplant Nurses Day April 19

May

• National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month 
• Oncology Nursing Month 
• National Nurses Week May 6-12
• National Nurses Day May 6 
• National School Nurse Day May 10
• National Student Nurses Day May 8
• International Nurses Day May 12
• National Day of Advocacy for Nurses  May 12
• National Nursing Home Week May 14-20
• Neuroscience Nurses Week May 14-20

June

• Vascular Nurses Week 
• National Time Out Day 
• National Nursing Assistants Week

September

• National CNS Recognition Week
• National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
• Nephrology Nurses Week September 10-16
• National Neonatal Nurses Day  September 15
• National Nurses in Staff Development Week September 24-30

October

• National Midwifery Week October 1-7
• National Pediatric Nursing Week October 2-6
• Emergency Nurses Week October 8-14
• Emergency Nurses Day October 11
• National Case Management Week October 8-14
• 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 
• National Nurse Practitioner Week 
• Forensic Nurses Week 

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 year!