INTERNATIONAL NURSES' DAY (IND) 2010

Florence Nightingale, 1820 - 1910: leading our past, inspiring our future

‘Progress has always been part of nursing.

Nurses have advanced in knowledge, technology
and standards’ - Florence Nightingale
("Notes on Nursing: in 1859.)

BIRTH OF NURSES DAY

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) celebrates this day since 1965. In January 1974
they accepted the decision that the day will be commemorated each year on the 12 May. The
date was chosen as the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), who is
widely considered the ‘Pioneer of Modern Nursing’. It marks the 185th anniversary of
Florence Nightingale’s birthday
THE IND THEME - 2010 :

Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Chronic Care. The

content of this year's kit, including use by individual nurses, associations, health ministries
and health institutions. IND activities continue for much of the year by nurses and others.
Core Principles
1. Equal and universally accessible health services:
Everyone should have reasonable access to essential health services with no financial or
geographical barriers.
2. Community participation in defining and implementing healthagendas.
The public should be encouraged and empowered to participate in planning and making
decisions about their own health care.
3. Intersectoral approaches to health.
Professionals from various sectors, including the health sector, work interdependently with
community members to promote the health of the community.
4. Appropriate technology.
Technology and modes of care should be based on health needs, and appropriately adapted
to the community's social, economic and cultural development.
 NURSES TODAY

FUTURE NURSES

(Pender, 2002)
Future of nurses includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention throughout all life
stages. The emphasis of primary prevention is health education and protection from illness
and injury; secondary prevention is directed toward limiting illness; and tertiary prevention
involves rehabilitation, restoration of health or support for end-of-life care. Central to the
Health Promotion Framework are the metaparadigm concepts of nursing, person, health, and
environment. Educating reflective nurse professionals requires a curriculum that is built on a
liberal arts background and that incorporates professional values, core competencies, core
knowledge, and role development.