Posted on: Sat 01-04-2017

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is delighted to announce the release of its 2017 International Nurses Day resources, under the theme “Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Celebrated on 12 May, the date of Florence Nightingale’s birth, International Nurses Day (IND) is a global event initiated by ICN in 1965 and held each year in recognition of nurses’ invaluable work.

This year, ICN has introduced an exciting brand new identity and format, supported by several media to offer a broad and interactive range of insights on the profession and to highlight the outstanding work carried out by nurses everywhere who strive to care for their communities. “This is a sentinel piece of work and profiles nursing in its absolute, which is its key contribution to health of nations,” said Dr Frances Hughes, ICN’s Chief Executive Officer.

“The resources and evidence show that investing in nursing results in the health of nations.” The printed publication of resources, evidence and case studies, sent in by nurses themselves to showcase their contribution to the achievement of the SDGs, is now available for free download (low resolution) on the ICN website, or for sale (high resolution) on the ICN eshop. ICN stressed that the case studies included in the IND resources demonstrate the relationship between what nurses do on a daily basis in their clinical practice and how they are addressing the major health and social challenges facing the globe. The nursing organisation underlined that it is because of these connections and interrelationships that nursing must be represented and involved in high level policy decision making and nursing leadership must be supported and promoted.

Posters are also available for purchase to help nurses celebrate, and the official hashtags, #VoiceToLead and #IND2017, allow nurses to interact via Twitter. These will allow nurses everywhere to share their stories and come together in one voice to lead. A freestanding IND website, www.icnvoicetolead.com, will be available shortly. ICN invites you all to find us on social media to start sharing the unique ways in which nurses are key players in the achievement of the SDGs, every day.

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