Last Updated on 11 May 2025 IST | Have you ever imagined the condition of hospitals without nurses and healthcare staff? In the post pandemic era, imagining such a scenario is no less than a nightmare. International Nurses Day (IND) is commemorated all around the globe on the 12th of May every year as the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year is her 205th birth anniversary. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) observes this significant day each year with the distribution and production of the International Nurses Day evidence and resources. 

Despite being vital to healthcare, nurses often struggle with financial limitations and their significance is often overlooked. This year’s focus is on changing perceptions of nursing and highlighting how investing in nursing strategically can yield significant economic and societal advantages. Find out the most effective way by which health workers and patients can take care of their well being in this detailed article.

International Nurses Day (IND) 2025: Highlights

• The birth anniversary of the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale is observed as International Nurses Day (IND).
• In January 1974, the 12th of May was assigned to observe International Nurses Day (IND).
• IND has been commemorated by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) all around the world since 1965.
• International Nurses Day 2025 theme is ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’.
• Various activities like a variety of community events, educational seminars, debates, discussions, competitions, etc will be carried out.
• Aim of International Nurses Day is to promote health as a basic human right internationally.
• Even the health workers ask the critical patients to pray to God, it means the true worship to Supreme God can ensure our well being.

International Nurses Day 2025 Theme

The International Council of Nurses has announced that the theme for this year’s International Nurses Day 2025 is ‘Our Nurses Our Future, Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies’. Last year’s IND (International Nurses Day 2024) theme was  ‘Our Nurses. Our Future The Economic Power of Care’

ICN sets out the needs for nursing in the future in order to address the global health challenges and improve global health for all. There is a need to learn the lessons from the pandemic and translate into actions of the future.

ICN wants to highlight the future requirements and demonstrate what value it will create for nursing and healthcare. ‘Our Nurses. Our Future.’ campaign will glare at the nurses and their brighter future.

Aim of International Nurses Day

Nurses and other health workers are crucial in transforming health care and health systems such that no individual is left behind without access to care or left impoverished because of their need for health care. ICN speculates that health is a human right. They are at the vanguard of supporting access to health and nurses are pivotal in providing it.

Guaranteeing that we have enough nurses and other health care workers is an essential enabler of the human right to health. Nurses can be a voice to direct by benefiting a people-centered technique to care and the health system, and by assuring their voices are heard in impacting the planning, health policy, and provision.

Significance of International Nurses Day

One can’t avert the fact that nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the entire world and it is the key factor in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Various training modules are delivered to the nurses for retaining the health and wellness of the patients. Undoubtedly nurses have profound knowledge of providing the best health care services.

National Nurses Associations (NNAs) play a vital role in providing education, encouraging nurses, informing and advising so that they can provide their work properly. Also, NNA functions with non-governmental and governmental organisations to sustain health care systems.

History of International Nurses Day

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has commemorated this day since 1965. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the president of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was approached by an official named Dorothy Sutherland in 1953 to announce a ‘Nurses’ Day’ but the request was rejected.

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Later in January 1974, the 12th of May was assigned to commemorate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Every year, ICN distributes and prepares the IND Kit. The kit comprises public and educational information materials, for nurses to use all around the world. As of 1998, 8th May was appointed as annual National Student Nurses’ Day.

International Nurses Day (IND) Celebration 

In Canada and the US, a full week is observed as National Nursing Week. Even in Australia, different varieties of nursing observances are overseen. In this entire week health care services on the international degree are looked over. The American Nurses Association campaigns to promote and encourage the work of the Nurses.

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Various activities are also carried out like a variety of community events, educational seminars, debates, discussions, competitions, etc. Also, nurses are appreciated and honored by doctors, administrators, colleagues, friends,  and patients by distributing flowers and organising professional get-togethers, etc.

International Nurses Day 2025 Events

Various events and notifications are circulating throughout the globe, these are described below:

• Release of IND Report 2025: The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is all set to release an IND report on 12th May, 2025 offering various physical, mental and workplace safety solutions for nurses across the globe. These solutions ensure better patient treatment and more human retention at work.

• WHO Global Launch of SoWN 2025 Report: On this IND 2025, the launch of State of the World’s Nursing 2025 Report (SoWN 2025 Report) will be carried out by WHO. This report aims to provide a detailed description about nurses globally in context of challenges faced by them at their workplaces and the need to align towards the global need keeping in mind the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goals.
• The SoWN 2025 report also focuses on nursing education, migration, employment, workplace, leadership and other factors through statistical figures. The report also consists of factors and evidence which will be helpful to national level policy makers globally. To register for the event you can find the registration link here.
• Nursing Now Challenge Events: Various regional events are being organised by Nursing Now Challenge every year. This year the details and the registration link to these events are given here: https://www.nursingnow.org/upcoming-events/

Importance of IND 2025 during Covid-19 crisis 

The Covid-19 pandemic is a stark remembrance of the vital role that nurses play in everyone’s life. Without nurses and other health workers, the world can not win the combat against outbreaks. The world can not achieve universal health coverage or Sustainable Development Goals. As we record this day, we advise all the countries to ensure:

• The occupational health, safety, and protection of nurses and other health workers. Unbridled access to personal and special protective equipment should be provided so they can safely provide supervision, care, and reduce infections in health care environments.
• Nurses and other healthcare workers have unhindered access to timely pay, sick leave, mental health support, and medical insurance; as well as access to the most recent guidance and knowledge required to concede to all health needs, including pandemics.
• Nurses are provided with the financial support and other resources required to help concede to and prevent Covid-19 and future outbursts.

Ensuring The Wellbeing of Health workers & Nurses

Everyone including nurses, health workers, and patients are exposed to COVID-19 in some or another way. Vaccines are not the ultimate cure, people have died even after taking vaccinations during the pandemic. Amid these crucial circumstances, where science seems handicapped, people look for spiritual solutions. True worship to the Supreme God can even raise a dead person. It is a difficult thing to digest people who are atheist but it is a bitter truth which holds its back by itself.

Wellness Beyond Medicines

We have seen that many people have succumbed to COVID-19 few years ago. Other deadly diseases like Cancer, HIV-AIDS, TB, Ebola, etc have also claimed various lives. The prime reason for this sudden surge in the death count is a signal to humanity that their trust in God and Spiritually is declining day by day. It is the account of their sins which is growing and the methodology to counter sins is still not known to us. 

Waking humanity, Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, the only Tatvdarshi Sant as mentioned in verse 34 of chapter 4 of holy Gita ji, has clarified from His spiritual discourses that any religious practice which is not in accordance with our holy scriptures is useless and the reason behind our hardships, unable to give us lasting peace. Even if you have a luxurious life today but if you are not doing true worship, then your future or maybe your next birth is surely into darkness. 

What Can Ensure Our Guaranteed Safety?

Our guaranteed safety can only be ensured by devoting time towards true religious practices as told by Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj. Being the sole true descendant of Supreme God Kabir, He is offering the right method of worship to humanity. His countless followers have attained unimaginable benefits from the mantras given by Him, including the extension of life. It is the time to identify the true power, understand His true spiritual knowledge and walk on the path of ultimate bliss.

For more information you can visit www.jagatgururampalji.org or you can watch nail-biting life experiences of the followers of Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj at SA True Story youtube channel.

International Nurses Day 2025 Quotes

Nurses are the angels of God who attempt to heal while the disease tries to kill. 

Nurses are superheroes and healthcare is their superpower.

Nurses are role models for everyone to be careful with patients and be ready to help them.

The refuge of Supreme God Kabir ensures the safety of Nurses who are always exposed to danger.

Nurses can’t pull someone out from the clutches of death, only Almighty God Kabir can do that.

Nurses are the real Corona Warriors who spread kindness, compassion, and positivity. 

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