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School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day

The National Association of School Nurses identifies School Nurse Day 2026 as Wednesday, May 6, and states that the observance is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.

Date / ruleWednesday within National Nurses Week; 6 May 2026
ScopeUnited States / school nursing professional recognition
VerificationProfessional Association Current Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day?

The National Association of School Nurses identifies School Nurse Day 2026 as Wednesday, May 6, and states that the observance is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.

Date and recurrence

Wednesday within National Nurses Week; 6 May 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / school nursing professional recognition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

School Nurse Day

Classification

Topic and context

Workplace, Professions & Appreciation →
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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
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  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. National Association of School Nurses — School Nurse DayProfessional Association
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day?

Wednesday within National Nurses Week; 6 May 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Wednesday within National Nurses Week; 6 May 2026.

Does School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / school nursing professional recognition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day?

The stored designation basis is: The National Association of School Nurses identifies School Nurse Day 2026 as Wednesday, May 6, and states that the observance is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.. Supporting provenance includes National Association of School Nurses — School Nurse Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / school nursing professional recognition.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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