Does your employer recognize "Nurse's Day"?

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Congratulations to all those "old" nurses, new nurses and nurses2b on Nurse's Day.

Does your employer do anything special to recognize this day?

No, not a single word. Like anybody really cares. Just another day in the eyes of the state. "Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?"

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Specializes in HIV/AIDS, Dementia, Psych.

kea6783 ~ I'm moving to Virginia and can't wait. The people are so much more friendly that here in NY where I was born and raised. Hopefully they are nicer to their nurses too!

Tweety~ Yeah, it does bite, but that's why staff retention is so low. The admin. doesn't know how to keep staff happy.

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Our main employer provided two paid educational days. A Workshop/Seminar setting where we will get 7.5 credit hours for each day!! (Bkft, snacks and lunch provided).

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Nope........ i dont think they even know it exists... :rotfl:

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.
Nope... i dont think they even know it exists...

Maybe you should bring it up to the powers that be.

Show 'em you're a global thinker!

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Specializes in IMCU/Telemetry.
It's nurses day??? :rolleyes:

I stand corrected. My hospital is doing breakfast one day, lunch another ect. They just forgot about night shift again, so I didn't know they were doing anything.

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Specializes in Telemetry, Case Management.

Yep. We got a tshirt, ink pen, cozy thing for a 20 oz Coke bottle, little clip on thing to hold our name tag, umbrella, coupon for free lunch in cafeteria, had a cookout for employees one day, nurses got a coupon for free photo session and $20 bucks off photo pkg at Glamour Shots, had free breakfast one day, free ice cream Sundaes another, free cake/nuts/mints reception to honor Nurses of the Year, and one day they had vendors - Mary Kay, Avon, candle lady, massage therapist, (and some other things I don't remember right off), and chiropractor there. The chiropractor not only checked our backs and gave us recommendations, but a better massage than the massage lady!!!!

I loooooooooooved that chiropractor!!!

Oh and they had three free CEU sessions too.

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Specializes in Hospice and palliative care.

Our hospital had a ceremony honoring the "Nurse of the Year" from each unit, along with cake. The docs in the cath lab are providing lunch for us tomorrow and there is something on Tuesday as well (combination of Nurses' Week/Hospital Week).

Although it is nice to be recognized, I feel that the recognition should come more often than just once a year. Regardless of specialty or location (hospital, nursing home, wherever), nurses are the backbone of healthcare and so many places would fall apart if we weren't there. I hate when administrators drool over us for the week then forget about us for the other 51 weeks of the year! :o. On the bright side, I think our current CNO does truly value nurses and our contributions--so maybe she can soften my cynical attitude :wink2:

June55Baby--I'm very glad that you work in a place that values its nurses :). If only all places could follow your employers' example

Laurie

MSN, CRNP

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For nurse's day/week-----NOTHING------but then they had JCAHO there all week and I guess they don't understand nurse's week either. There are plans to celebrate for a FEW hours some other day though.

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Specializes in Practice Nursing, Postnatal Nursing.

I work for Northland Health - we got a muffin and a free pen! Woo Hoo !!

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I work for Maxim Healthcare, temporary assigned homecare. Love it so far, even if its only $20 / hour.

I received a tote bag with a a smaller zipper bag, with their Logo on it of course. Doing Home care, it will come in handy. :rolleyes:

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The management at my building didn't do anything. My boss sent us (there are two nurses in this office) a card. That's it.

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