There are countless health awareness holidays and observances throughout the year. So, we’ve narrowed it down for you to those that are most meaningful to us. We’ve also included our favorite inspirational messages to highlight each month.
January
“As we continue to battle this virus, it’s important to remember that we’re all in this together. Through each of our efforts, we will make it through this pandemic and go way beyond to become a more health-conscious and health-cooperative society. It’s not one person or even 100… it’s all of us.” --- Louise Weadock, ACCESS Nursing.
- National Blood Donor Month
- National CRNA Week- Jan. 24-30
- National IV Nurse Day- Jan. 25
February
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” - Leo Buscaglia
- American Heart Awareness Month
- PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week- 1-7
- Cardiovascular Professionals Week- Feb. 14-20
- Critical Care Transport Nurses Day- Feb. 18
March
“As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
- National Nutrition Month
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Certified Nurses Day- March 19
- GI Nurses & Associates Week- March 21-27
April
"This is what nurses do – we run to the front lines in a crisis and make it work, no matter what,” - Wendy Jackson, RN, ACCESS Nursing COVID Care Force member.
- National Cancer Control Month
- National Minority Cancer Awareness Month
- Radiological and Imaging Nurses Day- April 12
- WOC Nurse Week- April 11-17
- Transplant Nurses Day- April 21
May
“You treat a disease: You win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you win—no matter the outcome.” – Patch Adams
- ALS Awareness Month
- National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
- National Hospital Week-May 2-8
- National Nurses Day- May 6
- National Nurses Week- May 6-12
- National Women’s Health Week-May 14-20
June
I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results. - Florence Nightingale
- Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
- National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day- June 1
- National Cancer Survivors Day- June 2
July
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." -Winston Churchill
August
“Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.” - Aristotle
September
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; that is to have succeeded." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Pain Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- Vascular Nurses Week- Sept. 5-11
- National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day- Sept. 8
- Nursing Professional Development Week- Sept. 12-18
- Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 24)
October
“Early identification and sensory stimulation are the key to prevention. You cannot bring the patient off the roof once they get there. Our nurses are there before that happens.” -- Louise Weadock, ACCESS Nursing.
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Emergency Nurses Week-Oct.12-18
- Emergency Nurses Day-Oct. 13
- International Orthopaedic Nurses Day- Oct. 30
November
“When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.”-unknown
- Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
- National Family Caregiver Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Medical-Surgical Nurses Week- Nov. 1-7
- National Nurse Practitioner Week - Nov. 7-13
December
“My priority and lifetime goal is to always listen, to care and to be steps ahead so that we are continuously ready to create the most effective Nursing Workforce Solution to meet every need. We want to be there to make a difference, to save lives and to be part of helping others live a higher quality and healthier life.” -Louise Weadock, ACCESS Nursing
We have immediate RN and PA job availability! To join Team ACCESS, please visit: https://www.accessnursing.com/careers-join-access-nursing/