National Nursing Week
Date/Time
May 08, 2017 - May 14, 2017 (All day)Venue
National Nursing Week is from May 8th to 14th, with National Nursing Day falling on Friday, May 12th.
This year, the Canadian Nurses’ Association (CNA) has chosen the theme #YesThisIsNursing to help guide celebrations for 2017 and 2018. As nurses who work in all areas of health care interact with technology on a daily basis, the CNA is using National Nursing Week to highlight the ever-changing role technology plays in nursing practise. From dopplers to assess circulation, to heart monitors to assess for cardiac changes; from helicopters to do air rescue, to VAC machines for vacuum-assisted wound closure, nurses work with, use, and assess appropriateness of technology that the public might not realise.
The CNA is using the hashtag #YesThisIsNursing to help inform the public that the role of the nurse, including the work they perform, is evolving to incorporate high-tech equipment that often requires extra training and certification. To help get into the spirit of the week, the NSGEU Nurses’ Council is asking nursing members to post selfies using the CNA hashtag (#YesThisIsNursing) and #YesWeAreTheNSGEU to Facebook. Please ensure your photos are mindful of patient/employer confidentiality concerns, and that your captions include your name, the area you work in, and what you do! The council will be drawing for gift certificates for a night at the movies from those who submit photos using those hashtags.
Because the Council realizes not all nurses are active on social media, members of the Council will also be handing out ballots to be entered into the draw, along with pens, NSGEU handbooks and other items at some worksites throughout the week. So keep your eyes open for NSGEU Nurses’ Council members in your workplace!
Throughout the week, the NSGEU Nurses’ Council will also be profiling a different nurse each day, to help raise awareness of the important work being done by our nursing members. If you aren’t already following the NSGEU on Facebook, you can find us at https://www.facebook.com/nsgeu/
