Nursing Patients first. Safety always

National Nursing Week May 9-15, 2005

ALBERTA EVENTS

Alberta RNs are planning a wide variety of events to celebrate National Nursing Week. For a complete listing visit www.nurses.ab.ca

EDMONTON WEST

AARN Awards Gala

May 10 Crowne Plaza - Chateau Lacombe

Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Centre

May 11 Nursing Week Tea

Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

May 9 Conference: "Learning from Each Other"

May 11 Tea

Royal Alexandra Hospital

May 10 Nurses' Market Place

May 11 Breakfast

May 13 Lunch

CALGARY WEST

Bow Valley College

TBA Coffee and Cake

Calgary Nurses Dinner

May 9 Red and White Club

CHC Urgent Care Centre

May 14 BBQ

CHC Public Health Rural North

May 11 Team Building Retreat

Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre

May 11-12 Luncheons

Peter Lougheed Hospital

May 10-13 Presentation: "Ethic of Caring"

Rockyview General Hospital

May 11 NU57 Lunch

May 11 Surgical Float Pool Brunch

May 13 OR tea, PARR Pizza

NORTHEAST

Barrhead Healthcare Centre

May 12 Afternoon Tea

Fox Creek Healthcare Centre

May 5 Spa Night

NORTHWEST

Northern Lights Health Region

May 11 Pot Luck Lunch

May 13 Appreciation BBQ

Peace Country Health

May 9-15 Volleyball and Banquet

May 11 Appreciation Luncheon and Stress Break: "Nurses Caring for Nurses"

Valleyview Health Centre

May 11 Nursing Week Tea

CENTRAL

Bethany Sylvan Lake

May 11 Presentation, Coffee, Cake

Breton Health Centre

May 12 BBQ

Central Nurses Dinner

May 12 Red Deer

Drumheller Health Centre

May 12 Pancake Breakfast and Education Day

East Central Health

May 13 Breakfast

Viking - Extendicare

May 13 BBQ

Olds General Hospital

May 13 1st Annual Hoot-Spa Sisterhood

Red Deer Regional Hospital

May 12 Dinner

East Central Health Sedgewick

May 11 Breakfast

St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose

May 10 Conference: "Thriving in Rural Nursing Practice"

Stettler Hospital and Care Centre

May 13 BBQ lunch

Three Hills Health Centre

May 13 Pot Luck Lunch

SOUTH

Chinook Health Region

Day Procedure-Outpatients

May 11 Celebration Luncheon

Mental Health Program

May 9 Meet and Greet Brunch

Lethbridge Regional Hospital

May 11 Luncheon

May 12 Ice Cream Social

Nurses are committed to providing quality care in the public interest.

National Nursing Week provides Canadians with the opportunity to learn why nurses are at the heart of health care. Join us as we celebrate the contribution nurses make to their communities.

Go to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) website at www.can-aiic.ca for details on ordering posters and buttons with the National Nursing Week 2005 theme or contact your AARN Regional Coordinator.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL NURSING WEEK

In 1971, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) designated May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday, International Nurses Day. In 1985, CNA passed a resolution to begin negotiations with the Federal Government to explore having the week, including 12 May, proclaimed as National Nurses Week (NNW). A few months later, in recognition of the dedication and achievements of the nursing profession, the minister of health at the time proclaimed the second week of May as NNW. In 1993, the name was changed to National Nursing Week to emphasize the profession's accomplishments as a discipline.

The purpose of NNW is to increase awareness among the public, policy-makers and governments of the many contributions of nursing to the well-being of Canadians. It is also an opportunity to educate Canadians about health issues, by providing information they need to make decisions about their health, and to promote the role of the nurse.

Each year a theme is selected. Past themes have focused on nurses caring for families, caring for the environment, Canadians getting in shape and caring for seniors.

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