Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development.

Nursing Recognition Dates

May is National Nurses Month!
#NursesMonth2021
Check our Nurses Month page for:

• Nurses Month 2021 Series: Sharing What We’ve Learned
• FREE webinar, Lessons Learned: Calming the COVID-19 Storm
• FREE NCPD and Lippincott journal content
• ...and more!

National Student Nurses Day 
May 8, 2021

• Nursing Student Resources
• Advice & Resources for New Nurses
• Starting My First Clinical Rotation - What Do I Need?

National School Nurse Day
May 12, 2021
Theme: Championing the Whole Student

• NCPD Transition Back to School: School Nurses Are the Untapped Resource
• Honoring Unsung Heroes: School-Based Nurse Practitioners

International Nurses Day
May 12, 2021
Theme: A Voice to Lead - A Vision for Future Healthcare 

Neuroscience Nurses Week 
May 9-15, 2021

• Neurology Nursing Resources
• Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

 Oncology Nursing Month
#OncologyNursingMonth 

• Oncology Nursing Resources
• Oncology Times

Healthcare Observances

Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in May.

Skin Cancer Awareness Month
#SharetheFacts #ThisIsSkinCancer

• Skin Cancer Foundation
• Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association

 Mental Health Month
#MHAM #NotAlone
Theme: You Are Not Alone

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

 American Stroke Month
#StrokeMonth

• American Stroke Association
• Focus On: Stroke

 Critical Care Awareness Month
#NCCARM #BLUEICU

• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Critical Care Nursing Resources
• NCPD  Critical Care Nursing Subscription

  Nursing Events

• 30^th Annual APSNA Scientific Conference
• 66th Annual ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
• NAON 41st Annual Congress
• SGNA 48th Annual Course
• NTI 2021

See all events for 2021 here!

Anything missing? Please let us know in the comments!
Have a good month!