Nurses Week--What did you get?

Our hospital also made it "Staff Recognition Week - formerly known as Nurse's Week" so no will feel "left out"

My hospital does this all the time and people seem to have real bad attitudes. When our nursing staff got the magnet award and got to choose between some pretty lame gifts - our NAs, HUCs, and techs were all ****** off. In the bathroom, there was a posting about "Staff Recognition Week" and someone wrote "It is still Nurse's Week" and then someone else wrote "who cares?" I work with a bunch of babies.

Anyway, we got a huge cake, also food every day that is themed, like Mexican one day, Subs another day, etc. Also, every day we have a drawing for some pretty cool prizes, such as one month without having to take call, gift certificates to restaurants, movies, and massages. Overall it's kinda nice. They did away with the corny shoelaces thank god.

A heavy tote bag with the hospital logo on them, inside were two pads of stationary, a pen that writes black, red, blue and green, a highlighter, and a permanant black marker. And of course candy. Rolos, scittles and m&m's. Gave it all to my 5 year old. I have a beautiful nursing bag my mom got me for christmas. I have all the pens I need, use my own report sheets I made that work for myself and rarely eat any candy.
I'm just not too much into nurses week. It is my thought that it would be much better to give me the respect a nurse should have year round, to give me the tools and resources to do my job instead of tote bags and candy. In a way I do appreciate the thought behind it, yet I find it to be a bit hokey, and would much prefer being valued year round.

Ditto rncountry!! Show the nurses appreciation and respect all year, by providing adequate staffing and support staff EVERY day and EVERY shift.

My HH agency gave out carnations in dollar-shop vases. I think they also served bagels and snacks, maybe lunch. I was off, and couldn't attend. I will say that my agency was the only agency who did not place an ad in any of the local papers or in the nursing spectrum. With that money saved for advertising, which is VERY expensive, how about a pair of movie passes or something? Soemthing we can enjoy on our days off? Who wants tri-color pens? Just so we can work more efficiently? Don't get me started.

I am very disappointed in what we got this year as years past it was much better. We were told we would have an open salad bar from 4-6pm. I went down at 5p and nearly everything was gone. I was a little ticked off as they didn't add anything so most of us got nothing. I went with my RN pal and we looked at each other at the same time and said, "I think I'm worth more than this." One thing that griped both of us was that, as usual, the day shift nurses were bragging of how wonderful their salad bar was and we should be sure to go and get some. I am finding more and more that the shifts are not treated the same. Last year after state left, the administrator and DON cooked up a huge breakfast for first shift in appreciation for the great report we got. 2nd and 3rd shift got nothing. We were all pretty p****d off as they were in on all the shifts but I guess it was only dayshift shift that did a good job. Funny part was, not errors were found on 2nd shift, they were all on days. Oh well, I'll shut up, I guess that's another issue. Duckie isn't feeling good today so she's a little cranky.

We got one red rose. However, it wasn't wilted

Ted Fiebke, RN

We got a little plastic red heart retractable name tag holder. (oooohhh) My nurse manager even thought it was pretty cheap. We also had a BBQ but, unfortunately I wasn't working that day. The day I worked we had a book fair and recruiters from local universities. You could purchase nursing books and enroll to go back to school for your masters, etc... I agree that everyday should be nurse's day and we should receive adequate staffing. I also agree that shifts are treated differently. Day shift gets more perks than us off shift people. We usually get their leftovers if there is anything left! The hospital is always asking about recruitment and retention. How do we keep you and keep you happy. I think if they treated as though we were worth something, more of us would stay in the profession. I'm getting bitter...sorry!! I hope everyone did have a nice nurse's day. I was thinking about all nurses out there this week...I appreciate all of you.

i MISSED THE DAY THAT THE HOSPITAL BOUGHT US LUNCH, i HEARD IT WAS LUNCH TRAYS WITH DELI MEAT AND CHEESE. ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER GOODIES.

PROBLEM IS, THAT THE CAFETERIA, JUST WROTE OFF THE COSTS, SO IN THE END, THE HOSPITAL DID NOT PAY SQUAT!!!!

I BROUGHT IN TWO LARGE COOKIES FOR ALL THE GREAT NURSES THAT WORK WITH ME THE FIRST DAY, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT OUR ADMIN. WOULD DO NOTHING.
SORRY ABOUT THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE.
HAPPY NURSES WEEK EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

I got a plastic cup with a Snicker bar and an ink pen inside.
Happy nurse's week!

I received a certificate giving me $2.00 off my next Mocha at the coffee shop and, I received a letter via the regular postoffice inviting me to a Nurses Recognition Banquet on May 7th and it goes on to inform me,I can pickup my free coffee cup there. I received the letter on May 10th.
However, I have great hopes and expectations for next year.

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