Certified Nurses Day is March 19

Editor's Note

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) on March 8 announced it is joining with hospitals and other healthcare groups across the country to celebrate and recognize the work of certified nurses as part of Certified Nurses Day, March 19.

Certified Nurses Day is an annual worldwide event dedicated to celebrating certification as a means to help ensure high standards of patient care and to promote continuing excellence in the nursing profession.

The day honors the birthday of the late Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, EdD, RN, FAAN. Styles, an international pioneer of nursing certification, designed the first comprehensive study of nurse credentialing.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - March 8, 2017 - The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ( AACN) joins with hospitals and other healthcare groups across the country Sunday, March 19, to celebrate and recognize the essential work of certified nurses as part of Certified Nurses Day.