ICN themes for International Nurses Day

NURSING MADE EASY

International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth) each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.

In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Each year, ICN prepares and distributes the International Nurses' Day Kit. The kit contains educational and public information materials, for use by nurses everywhere.

ICN themes for International Nurses Day:

• 1988 – Safe Motherhood
• 1989 – School Health
• 1990 – Nurses and Environment
• 1991 – Mental Health – Nurses in Action
• 1992 – Healthy Aging
• 1993 – Quality, costs and Nursing
• 1994 – Healthy Families for Healthy Nation
• 1995 – Women's Health: Nurses Pave the Way
• 1996 – Better Health through Nursing Research
• 1997 – Healthy Young People = A Brighter Future
• 1998 – Partnership for Community Health
• 1999 – Celebrating Nursing's Past, claiming the future
• 2000 – Nurses – Always there for you
• 2001 – Nurses, Always There for You: United Against Violence
• 2002 – Nurses Always There for You: Caring for Families
• 2003 – Nurses: Fighting AIDS stigma, working for all
• 2004 – Nurses: Working with the Poor; Against Poverty
• 2005 – Nurses for Patients' Safety: Targeting counterfeit medicines and substandard medication
• 2006 – Safe staffing saves lives
• 2007 – Positive practice environments: Quality workplaces = quality patient care
• 2008 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Primary Health Care and social care
• 2009 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Care Innovations
• 2010 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Chronic Care
• 2011 – Closing The Gap: Increasing Access and Equity
• 2012 – Closing The Gap: From Evidence to Action
• 2013 – Closing The Gap: Millennium Development Goals
• 2014 – Nurses: A Force for Change – A vital resource for health
• 2015 – Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective
• 2016 – Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems' Resilience
• 2017 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
• 2018 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right
• 2019 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All
• 2020 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health
• 2021 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A Vision for Future Healthcare
• 2022 - Nurses: Make a Difference
• 2023 - Our Nurses. Our Future.