Month/Date
| Special Event
| Deadline for Ordering Merch
| Swag Ideas
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JANUARY
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January 12
| National Pharmacist Day
| 12/16
| -
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January 25
| National IV Nurse Day
| 1/3
| -
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FEBRUARY
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All month (consider celebrating on 2/14)
| American Heart Health Month
| 1/3 to have at beginning of month
1/24 to have by 2/14
| -
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February 1-7
| National Patient Recognition Week
| 1/3
| -
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February 2-8
| PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week
| 1/6
| -
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February 2-6
| Ambulatory Care Nurse Awareness Week
| 1/6
| -
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MARCH
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All month
| National Social Workers Month
| 2/3 to have at beginning of month; 2/17 to have mid-month
| -
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March 6
| Employee Appreciation Day
| 2/7
| -
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March 8-14
| Patient Safety Awareness Week
| 2/10
| -
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March 11
| Registered Dietician Nutritionist Day
| 2/11
| -
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March 19
| Certified Nurses Day
| 2/19
| -
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March 30
| National Doctors Day
| 3/7
| -
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APRIL
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All month
| Counseling Awareness Month
| 3/4 to have at beginning of month; 3/25 to have mid-month
| -
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April 5-11
| Occupational Health Nurses Week
| 3/6
| -
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April 19-25
| Medical Lab Professionals Week
| 3/23
| -
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April 20-27
| Transplant Nurses Week
| 3/24
| -
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MAY
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All month
| Mental Health Month
| 4/3 to have at beginning of month; 4/17 to have mid-month
| -
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All month
| Oncology Nursing Month
| 4/3 to have at beginning of month; 4/17 to have mid-month
| -
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May 6
| National Nurses Day
| 4/8
| -
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May 6-12
| National Nurses Week
| 4/8
| -
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May 10-16
| National Hospital Week
| 4/13
| -
-
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May 10-16
| National Skilled Nursing Care Week
| 4/13
| -
-
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May 11-17
| National Nursing Home Week
| 4/15
| -
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May 19
| Personal Support Workers Day
| 4/21
| -
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JUNE
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All month
| Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
| 5/5 to have at beginning of month; 5/19 to have mid-month
| -
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All month
| Suicide Prevention Month
| 5/5 to have at beginning of month; 5/19 to have mid-month
| -
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All month
| PTSD Awareness Month
| 5/5 to have at beginning of month; 5/19 to have mid-month
| -
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June 11-17
| National Certified Nursing Assistants Week
| 5/15
| -
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JULY
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July 8
| International Paramedics Day
| 6/10
| -
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AUGUST
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August 23
| Health Unit Coordinator Day
| 7/25
| -
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SEPTEMBER
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All month
| Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
| 8/4 to have at beginning of month; 8/18 to have mid-month
| -
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September 12-18
| National Neonatal Nurses Week
| 8/18
| -
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OCTOBER
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All month
| Breast Cancer Awareness Month
| 9/3 to have at beginning of month; 9/17 to have mid-month
| -
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All month
| National Physical Therapy Month
| 9/3 to have at beginning of month; 9/17 to have mid-month
| -
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October 5-9
| Pediatric Nurses Week
| 9/8
| -
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October 10
| World Mental Health Day
| 9/10
| -
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October 14
| Emergency Nurses Day
| 9/12
| -
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October 20-24
| Medical Assistants Recognition Week
| 9/17
| -
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October 25-31
| Pastoral Care Week/Spiritual Care Week
| 9/22
| -
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NOVEMBER
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All month
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
| 10/6 to have at beginning of month; 10/20 to have mid-month
| -
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All month
| National Family Caregivers Month
| 10/6 to have at beginning of month; 10/20 to have mid-month
| -
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November 1-7
| National Radiology Week
| 10/6
| -
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November 10-16
| National Nurse Practitioner Week
| 10/13
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November 10-16
| Home Care Aide Week
| 10/13
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DECEMBER
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December 5
| International Volunteer Day
| 11/7
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