International Nurses Day 2025 theme: Our Nurses, Our Future
Why in the news
International Nurses Day is being observed today, 12 May 2025, honouring nurses worldwide. The 2025 theme highlights that investing in the care of nurses benefits economies as a whole.
Key facts
- Date: 12 May every year, the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
- The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated the day since 1965.
- The choice of 12 May as the date was made in January 1974.
- 2025 theme: Our Nurses, Our Future: Caring for nurses strengthens economies.
- Each year ICN prepares and circulates an International Nurses’ Day Kit with educational material.
Recent themes
| Year | Theme |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Our Nurses, Our Future: The Economic Power of Care |
| 2025 | Our Nurses, Our Future: Caring for nurses strengthens economies |
About the day
The day recognises the contribution of nurses to health systems and marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. ICN is the body that leads the yearly observance and publishes the theme.
Exam angle
- Remember the date pair: 12 May and Florence Nightingale.
- Static facts asked often: ICN celebration since 1965, date fixed in 1974.
- The 2024 and 2025 themes share the opening line ‘Our Nurses, Our Future’; only the sub-line differs.