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Detailed explanation-1: -International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Nurses Day, annual observance held on May 12 that commemorates the birth in 1820 of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. The event, established in 1974 by the International Council of Nurses (ICN), also serves to highlight the important role nurses fulfill in health care.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nurses Day is a special day to honour and celebrate the contributions of nurses all over the world. The day is celebrated on Florence Nightingale’s birth anniversary on May 12 every year. The special day was chosen by the International Council of Nurses and has been observed officially since 1974.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theme of this year’s International Nurses Day is “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health”, and the theme of last week’s International Day of the Midwife was “100 years of progress”.

Detailed explanation-5: -1974 In January of that year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) proclaimed that May 12 would be “International Nurse Day.” (May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale.) Since 1965, the ICN has celebrated “International Nurse Day."