National Nurses Week

FORTIS Celebrates National Nurses Week, March 6-12, 2019.

About National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.

The nursing profession has been supported and promoted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. Each of ANA's state and territorial nurses associations promotes the nursing profession at the state and regional levels. Each conducts celebrations on these dates to recognize the contributions that nurses and nursing make to the community.The ANA supports and encourages National Nurses Week recognition programs through the state and district nurses associations, other specialty nursing organizations, educational facilities, and independent health care companies and institutions. 

Live Radio Remote Events

FORTIS Colleges and Institutes are proudly promoting National Nurses Week with live radio remotes at selected campuses listed below.  Check to see if your local FORTIS campus is participating - come on out to support our Nursing students, and learn more about how you can learn to become a nurse with FORTIS training!


State Campus Radio Station Remote Date Event Time
FL Fortis College - Cutler Bay WMIB-FM 103.5 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11am-1pm
FL Fortis College - Orange Park WJBT-FM 93.3 Monday, May 6, 2019 11am-1pm
FL Fortis Institute - Pensacola WABD-FM 97.5 Thursday, May 9, 2019 2pm-5pm
FL Fortis Institute - Port St. Lucie WLDI-FM 99.5 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm
IN Fortis College - Indianapolis WJJK-FM 104.5 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm
OH Fortis College - Centerville WDHT-FM 102.9 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12pm-2pm
OH Fortis College - Cincinnati WKRQ-FM 101.9 Thursday, May 9, 2019 11am-1pm
OH Fortis College - Columbus WNCI-FM 97.9 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11:30am - 1:30pm
OH Fortis College - Cuyahoga Falls WENZ-FM 107.9 Friday, May 10, 2019 11am-1pm
PA Fortis Institute - Scranton WKRZ-FM 98.5 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11am-1pm
SC Fortis College - Columbia WWDM-FM 101.3 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11am-1pm
TN Fortis Institute - Cookeville WLQK-FM 95.9 Friday, May 10, 2019 11am-1pm
TN Fortis Institute - Nashville WRVW-FM 107.5 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm
UT Fortis College - Salt Lake City KZHT-FM 97.1 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm
VA Fortis College - Norfolk WOWI-FM 102.9  Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm
VA Fortis College - Richmond WBTJ-FM 106.5 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 11am-1pm