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PRESS RELEASE



Florence Nightingale Service

Washington National Cathedral

Sunday, May 9, 2004, 4: 00 p.m.



Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) founded modern nursing. She was one of the
most towering figures in the 19th century -- a visionary, scientist,
practitioner, politician, environmentalist, reformer, and feminist.
Nightingale's achievements went beyond nursing to influence medicine and public
health. Today, every individual owes a debt of gratitude for her great
contributions to modern health care.

The inaugural Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service was held on August 12,
2001, at the Washington National Cathedral. The second Florence Nightingale
Service will be held on Sunday, May 9, 2004, 4: 00 pm, in the Nave at the
Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW,
Washington, D. C., to honor Nightingale and nurses as they continue
Nightingale's mission of caring and healing.

Guests are requested to be seated by 3: 30 pm before the procession begins,
Seating will be open to all. The service will last one hour. To keep updated on
featured speakers, event sponsorship, and the event details, beginning in May,
go to the Washington National Cathedral web site http://www.cathedral.org, click
on "Washington National Cathedral," then click on "Events."

The confirmed keynote speakers for this event are: Rita M. Carty, DNSc, MSN,
FAAN, Secretary General, Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing
and Midwifery Development, Professor and Dean Emerita, George Mason University
College of Nursing and Health Science, Fairfax, Virginia; Daniel J. Pesut, PhD,
RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, President, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of
Nursing, Professor and Department Chairperson, Environments for Health Indiana
University School of Nursing,Indianapolis, Indiana.

Included in the Nightingale Service Procession will be a representative from the
five most influential nursing organizations in the United States - the American
Nurses Association, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, and Sigma
Theta Tau International. To conclude the service, five student nurse
representatives from the National Student Nurses' Association will participate
with the five representatives from these nursing organizations. A lighted candle
will be given to each student to represent the passing of knowledge from one
nurse to another, from one generation to the next generation, and to highlight
the diversity of care given by nurses for the benefit of humanity. Music at the
service will include the Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls,
and Dee Jones, Dee Jones, Ministries, Inc, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.



For further information and interviews, please contact:

Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN (barbara@...)



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