May 6 marks the start of National Nurses Week, which aims to recognize and celebrate the 4 million registered nurses nationwide.
Four things to know:
1. The American Nurses Association launched the weeklong event in 1993.
2. The celebration ends May 12 on Florence Nightingale's birthday. Ms. Nightingale is widely credited for founding modern nursing.
3. The ANA is offering a toolkit with numerous resources to help celebrate nurses this week, including thank-you card templates, recognition certificates and email drafts.
4. Nurses can also receive free nursing e-books from Amazon this week and a free item from Cinnabon, among other promotions, reports Fox 8 Cleveland.
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