Florence Nightingale International Foundation

The Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) is celebrating its 75^th anniversary! FNIF is the premier foundation of the International Council of Nurses, supporting and complementing the work and objectives of ICN. Along with this special anniversary logo, FNIF has four very exciting initiatives planned to highlight the year.

1. The Florence Nightingale Anniversary Rose
In honour of the memory and lifework of Florence Nightingale, a unique Florence Nightingale Anniversary Rose plant has been developed for FNIF, by renowned rose hybridizer Jackson & Perkins (J&P).
Official Planting

The Rose will be launched on 12 May 2009, International Nurses Day and the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Special high profile plantings will take place across the globe. For this first year, a limited number of grown plants (2,500) will be for sale and will carry a portfolio of authenticity, garden marker and pin. Other bare root plants will also be available in certain markets. Ten per cent of the net sales of this anniversary rose set will be donated to FNIF in support of the Girl Child Education Fund.

Notes on Nursing: Guidance for Today’s Caregivers

2. Notes on Nursing: A Guide for Today’s Caregivers
Exactly 150 years ago Florence Nightingale published Notes on Nursing, through which she wished to pass on nursing advice and expertise to those called upon to care for loved ones in the home. The result was a best seller and to celebrate FNIF’s 75^th anniversary ICN has produced a modern edition entitled Notes on Nursing: A Guide for Today’s Caregivers.

As with the original, this edition provides practical information for home caregivers - a contribution from the nursing profession to the public. The content follows that of the 1859 edition, with updated information to include current practices and knowledge. Authored by ICN, it has been reviewed by nurses in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America and endorsed by the International Alliance of Patient Organizations (IAPO).

The book will be launched at the ICN Congress in Durban.

3. FNIF Anniversary Luncheon at Congress
The FNIF Anniversary Luncheon at Congress will be held on 2 July 2009 at the ICN Congress in Durban, South Africa. The Luncheon will be the platform for the launch of Notes on Nursing: Guidance for Today’s Caregivers and each participant will receive a copy of the book. The luncheon room will be decorated with the Florence Nightingale Anniversary Rose and we hope to have a graduate of the Girl Child Education Fund to speak about what the opportunity to complete school has meant to her.

Tickets for the FNIF Luncheon are sold out. FNIF and ICN thank all those who have purchased Luncheon tickets in support of the Foundation and regret that we do not have room to respond to further demand for places at this event, as the Luncheon venue has a limited capacity.

4. Florence Nightingale Stamp Exhibition at Congress
To illustrate the tremendous influence that Florence Nightingale has had throughout the world, FNIF is pleased to showcase a special exhibition of stamps at the ICN booth during the Congress in Durban in 27 June-4 July 2009. The collection which presents the story of Florence Nightingale and is the work of Marilyn Gendek, an Australian nurse and philatelist, who has kindly offered to share her collection with us.

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