Do your families give you anything for the holidays?

by CloudySue, LPN Dec 24, '12 | 4,427 Views | 17 Comments

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2 I dunno, it's not like I'm really looking to GET anything, but holidays seem to be a good time for families to demonstrate how much one is NOT appreciated. I sat at the table doing my paperwork while the clinical manager came for her monthly visit, and the mom gave her two gift bags: one for her and one for the scheduling manager. Right in front of my face. I left empty-handed, and I've been her daughter's favorite nurse for two years.
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Dec 25, '12 by Daisy_08, BSN, RN

Wow, that sucks. Sorry. I know it shouldn't have been a big deal, but I can understand how much that would hurt, especially with the relationship would have developed being in their home for two years. Honestly I may have cried on the way home.
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Dec 26, '12 by smurfynursey

I got a card with my patient's picture.

(hugs) that would have upset me too...
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Dec 26, '12 by Elektra6, BSN, RN Pro

They give me too much! I keep telling them not to lol. Oh well I give them things too.
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Dec 26, '12 by livtek

I got fired by mom one week before Christmas. The reason; I was too attached to the little girl and she was to me and I guess mom was jealous. I have worked there for over 2 years. So, I got so much appreciation from the family. Happy New Year!!!
My new goal in a year 2013: NEVER WORK AS A PDN, EVER!!!
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Dec 28, '12 by PediLove2147

Last year one family gave me a ceramic coffee cup and a card. The other just a card. Both cards had pictures of the family.
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Jan 2, '13 by Not_A_Hat_Person, RN

One family gave all of their nurses gift bags, including me.
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Jan 2, '13 by GoingStrong

I received a T-shirt with one of the patients favorite characters on it, movie tickets and a box of chocolates and they also had a little gift for my daughter. The best part was the card with nice things written about me.
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Jan 3, '13 by KATRN78

A gift card for coffee and a nice Christmas card. I give my familes a simple "Happy Holidays" card.
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Jan 6, '13 by PerfectlyPlump, RN

livtek,

Any ideas on where you will go next?
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Jan 6, '13 by Blackcat99

Sorry to hear that you got fired livtek. I was too attached to the child I was caring for too. I didn't get fired but I think Mom was glad to see me go. I left PDN. What a relief!
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Jan 10, '13 by HisTreasure, ADN, RN

I'm not working as a PDN currently, but we have PDNs in the home. We gave our nurses iTunes/App Store and Racetrack gift cards. They weren't much ($25/$25 split) so total $50 worth of gifts in a card signed by each of us, "including" Gemma (not her real name). Everyone of the 6 nurses seemed really thankful, except one who is only here twice per month, who went out of her way to tell me her full time case gave her a subscription of some kind to Amazon with coffees for her professional grade Keurig. It made me feel really bad and a bit awkward, too, because we happened to be talking about it over coffee I had just made in my Cuisinart single serve coffeemaker (uses K-cups) that I was so excited about purchasing on sale at Big Lots... I'll probably think long and hard about whether to give gifts to the nurses again next year.
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Jan 10, '13 by nursel56 Guide

Quote from kiyasmom

I'm not working as a PDN currently, but we have PDNs in the home. We gave our nurses iTunes/App Store and Racetrack gift cards. They weren't much ($25/$25 split) so total $50 worth of gifts in a card signed by each of us, "including" Gemma (not her real name). Everyone of the 6 nurses seemed really thankful, except one who is only here twice per month, who went out of her way to tell me her full time case gave her a subscription of some kind to Amazon with coffees for her professional grade Keurig.

Some people. . . . That is just awful. Especially because you are actually quite generous!

I usually get a handmade item crafted by a caregiver who works with my patient's sister. I really like that. Once they gave me a home sewn scrub top. I also got a really cute pin made from beads and a safety pin they attached to a leopard-print polar fleece muffler. Really sweet. <3