{"id":1993,"date":"2018-05-07T23:08:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T23:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2018-05-07T23:08:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T23:08:55","slug":"happy-nurses-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/texas\/westaustin\/blog\/happy-nurses-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Nurses Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>National Nurses Week: Sunday, May 6 -Saturday May 12<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1994\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/nurses-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/nurses-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/nurses-600x265.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/nurses.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s hard to imagine that there is anyone that hasn\u2019t been touched by the skill and compassion that nurses bring to their work. \u00a0\u00a0Nursing professionals impact the lives of us all from \u201ccradle to grave.\u201d Most likely a nurse was intimately involved with you and your mother on the day you were born. \u00a0\u00a0Public health nurses help on the front lines and behind the scenes in immunization programs. Emergency room nurses are there when you unexpectedly find yourself injured or seriously ill. \u00a0\u00a0Nurse practitioners provide quality primary care services in urban clinics and rural areas. Hospice nurses are there in the final days to ensure comfort and support to both patient and family members. \u00a0A myriad of nurses with specialty certifications help people navigate a complex and highly technical healthcare system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale\u2019s birthday. \u00a0\u00a0This year the theme for National Nurse\u2019s Week is \u201cNurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence.\u201d In Austin, The Texas Nurses Association District 5 will be hosting a red-carpet awards ceremony honoring local nurses. \u00a0For more information see <a href=\"http:\/\/recognizingnurses.com\">recognizingnurses.com<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent years the profession of nursing has seen a shift from hospital and nursing home -based work to expanded roles for nurses in the outpatient, community and home health settings. \u00a0\u00a0As we continue our focus on Older Americans in the month of May, it is timely that we honor the nursing profession as advocates for quality healthcare and support of Older Americans aging in place. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you know a nurse, be sure to honor them during their special week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Terri Knox RN, BSN, CDE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Nurses Week: Sunday, May 6 -Saturday May 12 &nbsp; &nbsp; It\u2019s hard to imagine that there is anyone that hasn\u2019t been touched by the skill and compassion that nurses bring to their work. \u00a0\u00a0Nursing professionals impact the lives of us all from \u201ccradle to grave.\u201d Most likely a nurse&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,114,21,149,150,109,137],"tags":[152,151,153,154],"class_list":["post-1993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-care-planning","category-community","category-health","category-nurses","category-nurses-week","category-team","category-wellness","tag-healthcare","tag-nurses","tag-nurses-week","tag-professionals"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Happy Nurses Week! 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