Introduction – International Nurses Day is observed every year on May 12 across the world to celebrate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale who played an important role in the foundation of modern nursing. The main aim of this international day is to highlight the importance of nurses in the health sector. This global day provides an opportunity for nurses to be grateful for their great efforts and to take care of patients across the world. It. also honors the important role of nurses in caring for patients worldwide.

International Nurses Day provides an opportunity to express our appreciation and gratitude for the important contributions of nurses to promote health across a range of communities and the healthcare sector. This International Day also marks the birth anniversary of the most popular nurse in history, Florence Nightingale. International Nurses Day is celebrated by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) to honor the significant role of nurses in caring for patients across the world. The main goal of this International Day is to resolve issues of nurses including insufficient salary, financial issues, unsafe feels in hospitals, stress, workload, and many more.

History – The idea of celebrating International Nurses Day, which was firstly proposed or suggested by Dorothy Sutherland, a representative of the U.S. Department of Education, Health, and Welfare in the year 1953, to celebrate International Nurses Day across the world to honor and highlight the significance of nurses in the medical sector. This global day was created by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in the year 1965 to honor the important role of nurses in hospitals and the medical sector worldwide. In the year 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate International Nurses Day to coincide with the birth anniversary of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale is now celebrated worldwide to honor the contribution of nurses in the medical field.

Theme – The theme of this international day in the year 2025 is ‘’Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’’, which emphasizes the significant role of nurses in the medical sector and caring for patients in hospitals. This theme honors the importance of nurses in enhancing economies and improving healthcare systems on a worldwide scale by providing best care to patients all over the world. The theme also urges or needs to provide safety in hospitals from any unknown individual and give monetary support to solve their financiall issues in the future.

Significance – Nursing is the health care profession or field that involves caring for patients in hospitals to promote health, prevent illness or disease, and care for or help in full recovery from any injury or severe disease. The main responsibility of nurses is to concentrate on the promotion, optimization, and protection of health by preventing injury and illness. During the COVID-19 epidemic, nurses play an important role in caring for patients across the world.

The main aim of this global day is to reshape or redesign perceptions of nursing and demonstrate how strategic investments in the nursing field or profession can bring significant societal and economic benefits. This International Day provides an opportunity to honor and gratitude for the main contributions and invaluable work of nurses all over the world.