I hope that everyone enjoyed and celebrated during the recognition days and weeks of the first half of 2012 (see Celebrate Nursing 2013: Part 1). On to Part 2…

Vascular Nursing Week June 9-15

National Time Out Day June 12

36th Annual National Nursing Assistants Week June 13-20

Healthcare Risk Management Week June 17-21

National Nurses in Staff Development Week July 2-9

National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day September 8

Nephrology Nurses Week September 8-14

National Clinical Nurse Specialist Week September 1-7 (2012 date – will update when available!)

Neonatal Nurses Day September 15

Gerontological Nursing Week September 29-October 5

National Midwifery Week October 6-12

Emergency Nurses Week October 6-12 (Emergency Nurses Day is October 9)

National Pediatric Nursing Week October 7-13

National Case Management Week October 13-19

National Hospice/Palliative Care Month November

Medical-Surgical Nurses Week November 1-7

Urology Nurses and Associates Week November 1-7

Emerging Nurse Leaders Week November 3-9

Perioperative Nurses Week November 11-17

National Nurse Practitioner Week November 11-17 (2012 date – will update when available!)

Forensic Nurses Week November 12-16 (2012 date – will update when available!)

Happy New Year everyone! Here’s the list of nursing recognition days and months for the beginning of 2013*. I found some new additions for this year’s list – Critical Care Transport Nurses Day and National Nursing Home Week. Please let me know if you know of others.

Be sure to celebrate your hard work and the hard work of your colleagues – Enjoy!

*I will add/update links as they become available.

National Nurse Anesthetists Week
January 20-26, 2013

National IV Nurse Day
January 25, 2013

PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week
February 4-10, 2013

Critical Care Transport Nurses Day
February 18, 2013

GI Nurses and Associates Day
March 27, 2013

Certified Nurses Day
March 19, 2013

National Radiology Nurses Day
April 12, 2013

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
May 2013

Oncology Nursing Month
May 2013

National Nurses Week
May 6-12, 2013 (National Nurses Day is May 6)

National Student Nurses Day
May 8, 2013

National School Nurse Day
May 8, 2013

International Nurses Day
May 12, 2013

National Nursing Home Week
May 13-19, 2013

Neuroscience Nurses Week
May 19-25, 2013