<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/2026/may/05-04-nurses-week.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>College of Nursing</categories><pubDate>05/04/2026 11:08:35 AM</pubDate><title>Message from the CNO: Nurses Week May 6-12, 2026</title><sub-title/><description>As your Chief Nursing Officer, it is both an honor and a privilege to recognize and celebrate each of you during Nurses Week 2026. This year’s theme, “The Power of Nurses,” carries even greater significance as the American Nurses Association celebrates 130 years of leading and advancing the nursing profession and has proclaimed 2026 as “The Year of The Power of Nurses.”</description><author>Chief Nursing Officer</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/2026/may/_images/nurses-week-calendar-1.png" alt="Nurses Week"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2026/may/05-04-nurses-week.xml</loc><tags><tag>College of Nursing</tag></tags><categories><category>College of Nursing</category></categories></item>