National Nurses Week begins May 6 and ends May 12, which happens to be Florence Nightingale's birthday. This is a great time to celebrate dedicated caregivers in long term care communities across the country.
In 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually, and since 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week each year.
You can find out more on National Nurses Week and the history of it on the American Nurses Association website.