In 2025 and beyond, nurses will continue to make strides, demonstrating ingenuity, dedication, resilience, and empathy. That’s why it’s important to recognize and value the profound impact they make every single day.
Patient care, while fulfilling, comes with no shortage of profound challenges. And given the current state of staffing, nurses are working harder to deliver safe and compassionate care.
“As nurses, we often expect our efforts to go unnoticed by our patients and their families,” said Cara Lunsford, RN, Vice President of Community at Relias. “They are under immense stress, so it is understandable. This is why it’s even more important that our nurse managers and healthcare institutions step in and take the time to acknowledge personal sacrifices, the stress and trauma experienced, and the patient advocacy and care.”
Showing gratitude to the nurses in your life not only acknowledges their contributions but highlights their worth. Add these nurse appreciation dates to your calendar and share them with colleagues, managers, leaders, and administrators, so they can create their recognition frameworks for 2025.
2025 nurse appreciation events by month
January
- National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week — Jan. 19–25
- National IV Nurse Day — Jan. 25
February
- Ambulatory Care Nurses Week — Feb. 3–7
- PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week — Feb. 3–9
- Cardiovascular Professionals Week — Feb. 9–15
- Critical Care Transport Nurses Day — Feb. 18
March
- GI Nurses & Associates Week — March 16–22
- Certified Nurses Day — March 19
April
- Occupational Health Nursing Week — April 6–12
- Radiological and Imaging Nurses Day — April 11
- WOC Nurse Week — April 13–19
- Transplant Nurses Week — April 21–28
May - National Nurses Week
- National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- National Nurses Month
- National Nurses Day — May 6
- National Student Nurses Day — May 8
- National School Nurse Day — May 7 (celebrated the Wednesday of National Nurses Week)
- International Nurses Day — May 12
- National Nurses Week — May 6–12
- National Skilled Nursing Care Week — May 11–17
- Neuroscience Nurses Week — May 11–17
June
- National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day — June 3
- Certified Nursing Assistants Week — June 12–18
August
- Health Unit Coordinator Recognition Week — August 23–29
September
- National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week — Sept. 1–7
- Vascular Nurses Week — Sept. 7–13
- National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day — Sept. 8
- Nephrology Nurses Week — Sept. 7–13
- National Neonatal Nurses Week — Sept. 13–19
- Nursing Professional Development Week — Sept. 14–20
- National Neonatal Nurses Day — Sept. 15
October
- National Midwifery Week — Oct. 5–11
- Emergency Nurses Week — Oct. 5–11
- Pediatric Nurses Week — Oct. 6–10
- Emergency Nurses Day — Oct. 8
- Perinatal Nurses Week — Oct. 9–15
- International Infection Prevention Week — Oct. 12–18
- Sterile Processing Week — Oct. 12–18
- National Case Management Week — Oct. 13–19
- National Respiratory Care Week — Oct. 19–25
- Healthcare Quality Week — Oct. 19–25
- National Orthopaedic Nurses Week — Oct. 27–31
- International Orthopaedic Nurses Day — Oct. 30
November
- National Home Care and Hospice Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Med-Surg Nurses Week — Nov. 1–7
- Urology Nurses and Associates Week — Nov. 1–7
- National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week — Nov. 2–8
- Forensic Nurses Week — Nov. 3–9
- National Nurse Practitioner Week — Nov. 9–15
- Perioperative Nurses Week — Nov. 9–15
Nurses selflessly devote themselves to their roles, their patients, their teams, and the organizations that employ them. It’s important to dedicate time to honor them for their valuable contributions and remarkable achievements — not only these designated dates, but all year long.
