The skinny
on Nurse’s Week and The Florence Nightingale Oath…
Where did
it all start?
“The Florence Nightingale Oath” is a modified
“Hippocratic Oath” and was composed in 1893 as a token of esteem for the
founder of modern nursing.
“I solemnly
pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my
life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully.I will abstain from
whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly
administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate
the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters
committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in
the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician
in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.”
The
proposals for National School Nurse Day begun in the early 50’s and
officially as of 2003 it is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses
Week culminating on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
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