Do we really need a "Certified Nurses Day" on March 19th each year???

Meh, it seems every other type of nursing has a special day or week if they are especially special.

The reason our little hospital went to "Hospital Week" is that you could never please each group - they were like kids. "Johnnie got a bigger piece of cake than me!!".

Seriously.

steph

Not even sure what that means...never heard of it......Seeing as nurses are LICENSED not certified......do they mean RNs and LPNs????????? The two words are really not interchangable.

If you go to the website linked above (which I had to do too) is tells you what certification is . . .

. . "defines certification as, "the formal recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and experience demonstrated by the achievement of standards identified by a nursing specialty to promote optimal health outcomes."1 After meeting defined eligibility criteria, a certification candidate achieves a nationally recognized credential through successful completion of a rigorous examination.. . ."


steph

As an RN certified in my specialty, I'm satisfied with my certification differential. I don't need a day to celebrate. Although it was a stinkin' hard exam to pass.

Good job!


Nursing is so diverse we could end up with a different nurse appreciation day almost every day.

steph

I think the hospital has a hard enough time doing anything for it's staff nurses, that they can attend, beyond all of the nursing managers. We are lucky if can even get to celebration activities as staff, BUT, the managers always seem to go, so, unless it is something truly that the hospital is committed in the proper way to doing it is not worth the effort

Short answer is, no we don't. Enough already.

What's the problem with it? Normally people are complaining about no recognition. They get some, and still complain? I don't get it.