It was established in memory of florence nightingale, the pioneer of British nursing, the founder of female nursing profession and the founder of modern nursing education. Florence nightingale1May 820 12 was born in a wealthy family in Florence, Italy, and moved to England with his parents. 1850, she went to Germany to study nursing despite her family's opposition. 1854- 1856 During the Crimean War, Nightingale led nurses to the British battlefield hospitals. By improving the hospital management system, the nursing quality was improved, and the mortality rate of the wounded was greatly reduced. She was called "the goddess of lanterns" by soldiers in the field.
1860, florence nightingale established the first formal nursing school in the world in St. Thomas Hospital in England. Her main works such as Hospital Notes and Nursing Notes have become the basic teaching materials for hospital management and nurse education. Because of her efforts, nursing has become a science. Her philosophy of running a school spread from Britain to Europe, America and Asian countries, and Nightingale was regarded as the originator of modern nursing. 190 1 year, nightingale became blind due to overwork. 1907, in recognition of nightingale's outstanding contribution to medical work, the king of England awarded her the Medal of Meritorious Service, and she became the first woman in Britain to receive this honor. 19 10, nightingale died.
In order to commemorate Florence Nightingale's outstanding contribution to nursing, in 19 12, the International Council of Nurses designated Florence Nightingale's birth day as the International Nurses' Day to encourage nurses to inherit and carry forward the glorious tradition of nursing, treat every patient with "love, patience, carefulness and responsibility" and do a good job in nursing.
Since 1988, there has been a theme in the International Nurses' Day every year, and relevant international or regional organizations have launched commemorative activities around the world around this theme. In 2008, the theme of the International Council of Nurses was "Improving the quality of community nursing and leading primary health care", aiming to emphasize the importance of primary health care and the important role played by nurses in primary health care.
The object of primary health care is population, which concerns every resident, family and community in the world. Residents not only have the right to enjoy health care, but also have the obligation to participate in the implementation of primary health care. Therefore, the International Council of Nurses calls on nurses to go deep into the community, improve the quality of service, and drive residents to pay attention to and participate in primary health care with their own efforts, thus promoting the continuous development of health care.
The theme of 2007 is "creating a good practice environment and providing quality nursing services". Its purpose is to emphasize that the practice environment of nurses is directly related to the quality of medical care and the safety of patients, and to the harmony between doctors and patients. Only by mobilizing the enthusiasm of nurses can we provide quality services and protect people's health.