'Now & Forever,' a mural by Tristan Eaton honoring health care workers, May 11, 2020, in New York City
© Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Image
Why you should thank a nurse today
Artist Tristan Eaton created this mural, 'Now & Forever,' as part of a big thank you to nurses and other medical personnel during National Nurses Week last year in New York City. At the time, the city was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, and an army of nurses, doctors, and other hospital staff delivered critical care under dire conditions. Now a year later, nurses continue their vital work of providing care for the residents of New York and everywhere else. National Nurses Week is observed annually from May 6-12 to honor the crucial role that nurses play in health care—as if we needed any reminder of that after the year we've had. Still, we invite everyone to thank a nurse this week for their skill, professionalism, grit, and warmth. Our debt to them is deep.
Related Images
Jim Henson, along with Ernie and Bert, rehearses for an episode of 'Sesame Street' in 1970 in New York City
Street art from the Pasadena Chalk Festival 2013, California
Policewomen from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti attend a ceremony to mark International Women's Day in 2016
Alphorn musicians perform during the International Alphorn Festival in Nendaz, Switzerland
For Black History Month, Step Afrika! dancers rehearse
The installation 'Waldplastik' during Blue Night in Nuremberg, German
A Diego Rivera painting to celebrate Labor Day
At the top of Mount Fuji in Japan
Bing Today Images
