Florence Nightingale Centennial: Commemorative Global Service Celebrating Nursing, Washington National Cathedral, 4 p.m., April 25, 2010

摘要

The 2010 International Year of the Nurse (IYNurse) is a collaborative, grassroots, global initiative honoring nurses' voices, values, and wisdom. The year 2010 is the centennial year of the death of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). To celebrate this historic milestone, the 2010 IYNurse was established to actively involve the world's nurses-estimated to be more than 15 million-in a yearlong celebration of commitment to bring health to the communities, locally and worldwide. The group gathered in the Washington National Cathedral to pray in thanksgiving for and in celebration of the contributions of nurses globally in the promotion of world health, including the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, Figure 1).