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

Nursing Recognition Dates

National Midwifery Week
October 1-7, 2023
Theme: Midwives - Strengthening Communities
#MidwiferyWeek2023

• MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
• Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

National Pediatric Nursing Week           
October 2-6, 2023
#ProudPediatricNurse

• GUIDELINE SUMMARY Pediatric Sepsis
• GUIDELINE SUMMARY Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment

Emergency Nurses Week           
October 8-14, 2023; Emergency Nurses Day: October 11, 2023
#ENWeek

• NCPD Intimate Partner Violence
• Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
• Emergency and Trauma Nursing Resources
• POCKET CARD Myocardial Infarction 
• POCKET CARD Assessment and Management of Stroke 

National Case Management Week         
October 8-14, 2023
Theme: Keeping the person at the heart of collaborative care.

• Professional Case Management

International Orthopaedic Nurses Week            
October 30-November 3, 2023  
#OrthoNursesWeek2023, #IAmAnOrthoNurse

• Orthopaedic Nursing
• Orthopaedic Nursing Resources
• GUIDELINE SUMMARY Management of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedics
• POCKET CARD Musculoskeletal Assessment 
• POCKET CARD Neurovascular Assessment 

Healthcare Observances

Domestic Violence Awareness Month   
#WeAreResilient

• Intimate partner violence: A clinical update

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month         
National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day October 13
#MoreThanBCAM

• Oncology Nursing Resources
• POCKET CARD Breast Assessment

Mental Illness Awareness Week             
October 1-7, 2023
Theme: Together We Care. Together We Share

• POCKET CARD Mental Health Assessment 

International Infection Prevention Week                          
October 15-21, 2023
Theme: Celebrating the Fundamentals of Infection Prevention
#IIPW #IIPW23

• Infection Control/ID Nursing Resources
• GUIDELINE SUMMARY Clostridioides difficile Infection 

National Healthcare Quality Week        
October 15-23, 2023
#HQW2023

• Journal for Healthcare Quality 

National Health Education Week           
October 16-20, 2023
Theme: Advancing health, equity & civil rights
#NHEW2023     

More Observances in October

• Health Literacy Month  
• National Bullying Prevention Month       
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Down Syndrome Awareness Month     
• National Medical Librarians Month         
• National Physical Therapy Month
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month            
• Bone and Joint Action Week October 12-20, 2023
• National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day October 15, 2023
• Respiratory Care Week

Nursing Events

• ANCC Pathway to Excellence® and ANCC National Magnet Conference®
• 2023 ITNS Annual Symposium 
• ISPAN 2022 Meeting
   

See all events for 2023 here!


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