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[IceWizard]

Thursday 12 May 2016

International Nurses Day



The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965.

In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, proposed that President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim a "Nurses' Day"; he did not approve it.

In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing.

Each year, ICN prepares and distributes the International Nurses' Day Kit. The kit contains educational and public information materials, for use by nurses everywhere.

In 1999, the British public sector union UNISON voted to ask the ICN to transfer this day to another date, saying Nightingale does not represent modern nursing.

As of 1998, 8 May was designated as annual National Student Nurses' Day.

As of 2003, the Wednesday within National Nurses Week, between 6 and 12 May, is National School Nurse Day

And

National Limerick Day





Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of Edward Lear (1812-1888), an English writer who popularized these quirky poems. In 1846, Lear wrote the Book of Nonsense, which gained them even more attention.

Limerick is the third largest city in Ireland, which is where the name came from.

Limericks have a very specific structure. They are a five-line poem in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme. Then, the third and forth lines rhyme. These short, funny, lyrical poems combine nonsensical, sometimes obscene, and humorous themes.

Here is one of Lear’s most famous Limericks:

There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.

To celebrate Limerick Day, read a few funny Limericks, or try writing some of your own. They are guaranteed to make you laugh!



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