{"id":3715,"date":"2018-05-17T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2018-05-17T19:44:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:44:21","slug":"celebrating-national-nurses-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/celebrating-national-nurses-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating National Nurses Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/celebrating-national-nurses-week\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>In 1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation making May 6th National Recognition Day for Nurses, and this was later expanded to a whole week by American Nurses Association in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this week-long celebration is to educate the public on the important role nurses play in healthcare and in our lives. Every year a different theme is selected by the American Nurses Association that highlights a different aspect of what nursing does. The theme for the 2018 National Nurses Week is \u201cNurses: Inspire. Innovate, and Influence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3715 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/celebrating-national-nurses-week\/nurses-week-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2-300x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/celebrating-national-nurses-week\/nurses-week-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nurses-week-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This year, the Nursing Departments at Flushing Hospital and Jamaica Hospital held various activities in recognition of National Nurses Week. These activities included an international food festival, luncheons for the nursing staff, a poster presentation, educational workshops, and wellness and relaxation activities.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate our nurses and thank them for their dedication to providing the highest level of care to our patients each and every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareIn 1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation making May 6th National Recognition Day for Nurses, and this was later expanded to a whole week by American Nurses Association in 1990. 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