Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

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Apparently nurses get too much attention or something.

Eh. I'm not sure I care. We do a lot of nurse-centric activities during the week. But all of our nursing, support staff and friend of nursing type awards are given out during this week.

The school I'm attending for my Master's degree manager to top that in a not so awesome way. In our weekly newsletter they call out whatever professional specialty week it may be and recognize that specialty. Literally, every specialty recognition known to man. Just not perioperative nurses because that happens to be the same week as national nurse practitioner week or some bs like that. Oooh wait, that's right...we're not "real" nurses according to most other specialties. We can forget about being considered "real" by most established academics...right up until they need a procedure and ask us what will happen, how, why and which provider is the best to see...

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I remember when our DON dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and handed out popcorn from a cart. It was a real wtf moment. Some of you are lucky to only get pens.

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
I remember when our DON dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and handed out popcorn from a cart. It was a real wtf moment. Some of you are lucky to only get pens.

Pics or it didn't happen

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Pics or it didn't happen

I don't think I believed it was happening, even when I was there in person. The other "bosses" were dressed up, too ...can't remember what as, though.

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Just no. :jester::no::wacky:

I could not find a puke-spewing emoji.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
Just no. :jester::no::wacky:

I could not find a puke-spewing emoji.

There used to be one. What happened to it?

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
I could not find a puke-spewing emoji.
There used to be one. What happened to it?

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Now what we all REALLY deserve during Nurses' week is paid vacation with daily massages and a personal chef. Buuuttt...as long as work brings us some cupcakes and free pens, I'll be a happy girl!

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

double post, sorry

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
There used to be one. What happened to it?

Its disappearance bothers me more that changing 'nurses week' to 'hospital week.' I've looked for that emoji several times...especially during the 'straining grandma' discussion and all its, umm, permutations.

FWIW, I think my hospital has kept nurses week, and a week or 2 later it is hospital week.

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Umbrellas are always useful; or Swiss Army Knives are really nice too! The one with the scissors and tweezers.:snurse:

Just please no manager movie stars.:coldfeet::jester:

It looks like there is a 'Hospital Week' now the same week as Nurse's Week if you look it up on the www.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Umbrellas are always useful; or Swiss Army Knives are really nice too! The one with the scissors and tweezers.:snurse:

Just please no manager movie stars.:coldfeet::jester:

It looks like there is a 'Hospital Week' now the same week as Nurse's Week if you look it up on the www.

A keg party would be impressive

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