Happy Nurses Week!
Nurses make up the backbone of the U.S. healthcare industry. National Nurses Week was first celebrated in 1954 to mark Florence Nightingale’s 100th birthday. Still today, the impact nurses make on healthcare is unparalleled and important.
Here are some interesting facts about nurses:
- Nursing is considered the most ethical profession in the U.S.
- The first known nursing school was established in 250 BC.
- Nurses walk an average of 4 to 5 miles in a 12-hour shift.
- Walt Whitman (the famous poet) was a nurse.
- On average, there are 4x’s more nurses than doctors on staff at a U.S. hospital.
Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere, ALWAYS.