Am 12.05.1820 erblickte Florence Nightingale das Licht der Welt. Sie war eine Reformerin, eine Kämpferin der modernen Pflege. Ihr zu Ehren wird jährlich der Internationale Tag der Pflegenden (International Nurses Day) ausgerufen und um ein Zeichen für gute Pflege zu setzen.
Der internationale Tag der Pflegenden wurde 1965 vom International Council of Nurses (kurz ICN, Weltverband der Pflegenden) ins Leben gerufen und wird seit 1967 auch in Deutschland begangen. Im Januar 1974 wurde der Tag der Pflegenden schließlich offiziell zu einem Internationalen Aktionstag erklärt.
Motto für 2023
Jedes Jahr steht der Internationale Tag der Pflegenden unter einem bestimmten Motto. Dieses Jahr: Our Nurses. Our Future.
Motto der letzten Jahre
- 1988 – Safe Motherhood
- 1989 – School Health
- 1990 – Nurses and Environment
- 1991 – Mental Health – Nurses in Action
- 1992 – Healthy Aging
- 1993 – Quality, costs and Nursing
- 1994 – Healthy Families for Healthy Nation
- 1995 – Women’s Health: Nurses Pave the Way
- 1996 – Better Health through Nursing Research
- 1997 – Healthy Young People = A Brighter Future
- 1998 – Partnership for Community Health
- 1999 – Celebrating Nursing’s Past, claiming the future
- 2000 – Nurses – Always there for you
- 2001 – Nurses, Always There for You: United Against Violence
- 2002 – Nurses Always There for You: Caring for Families
- 2003 – Nurses: Fighting AIDS stigma, working for all
- 2004 – Nurses: Working with the Poor; Against Poverty
- 2005 – Nurses for Patients‘ Safety: Targeting counterfeit medicines and substandard medication
- 2006 – Safe staffing saves lives
- 2007 – Positive practice environments: Quality workplaces = quality patient care
- 2008 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Primary Health Care and social care
- 2009 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Care Innovations
- 2010 – Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Chronic Care
- 2011 – Closing The Gap: Increasing Access and Equity
- 2012 – Closing The Gap: From Evidence to Action
- 2013 – Closing The Gap: Millennium Development Goals
- 2014 – Nurses: A Force for Change – A vital resource for health
- 2015 – Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective
- 2016 – Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems‘ Resilience
- 2017 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- 2018 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right
- 2019 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All
- 2020 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health
- 2021 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A Vision for Future Health Care
- 2022 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health.
- 2023 – Our Nurses. Our Future.
Weiterführende Links
Der Deutsche Berufsverband der Pflegenden (DBfK) zum Tag der Pflegenden
Kurzfilm über die „Lady with the Lamp“ (YouTube, DBfK Nordwest, 2:29 Min.)
Offizielle Webseite des International Nurses Day (ICN)
International Nurses Day bei Britannica.co
