"Nurse Appreciation Week" gifts from employer

KaraLea, LVN · May 2, 2003

They haven't even mentioned Nurse's Week here yet...

KaroSnowQueen, RN · May 2, 2003

Not one word yet. No signs about it, no email, no nothing. I PRESUME it is due to Derby Fever taking over the city this week and maybe when I come in Monday we will see something, but so far nothing.

SmilingBluEyes · May 2, 2003

squat here. SURPRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISE.

debyan · May 2, 2003

they have a popularity contest going on " the funniest nurse - the best dressed nurse- the smartest nurse " there are about 10 catagories, then they are having a dinner for us at the LTC facility I work at Why not a nice resturant?

That's it for us deb

petiteflower · May 2, 2003

We got a happy face pen that when you press to write the happy face lights up and a pocket knife with multi tools---knife, bottle opener, scissors--oh and a cork screw---in case of an emergency. The little knifes were pretty unusual for nurse's week, but they are really pretty neat.

altomga, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN · May 2, 2003

Nurses week has been mentioned at my facility...they are going to have a "food thing" in the back of the cafeteria for 1 day only during certain times...one yr they had oranges and nutri-grain bars for us....woopie doo!! And of course like I said it is for one day so if you don't work...of course you don't get.....big whoppin' deal!!

hospital is too cheap to give anything decent I guess...

such is life....

If they happen to shock the crap out of me I'll let you know!! (that's a laugh and a half)

POPRN · May 2, 2003

My hospital doesn't recongize just Nurses during Nurses week. It is called Hospital Employees Appreication Day. Everyone gets the same cheap little gift. Last year it was a little bitty radio. And of course they feed us!! yahoo.

jbeachy · May 2, 2003

Ours is now called clinical day! We went from Nurse's Week to Nurse's Day and now since they want to recognize the MA's that I work with we are doing Clinical Appreciation Day! I never expected much but.....

Shamrock, BSN, RN · May 2, 2003

Zip, nada - nothing. Has not been brought up.

zudy · May 2, 2003

We get 20% off most items in our bookstore(I work at a teaching hospital) which is pretty good, it includes nursing books, shoes. We also all get a 15 minute neck and shoulder massage, cake one day, ice cream another day. Our NM usually does something special for each one of us, a small special gift, that is from her.

However, the best gift from here is that I am treated like a professional, I have the oppurtunity for more education, and my manager treats me with respect every day of the year, not just one week out of the year. I think that is what we all want, and deserve, for Nurses Week.

Happy Nurses Week to all you great nurses out there!

NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN · May 2, 2003

Nurses' Appreciation Week? I didn't even know we were in the midst of such a thing. Wonder what they're trying to imply...