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My hospital gave us buttons once that said how much they cared about us. I constantly got in trouble because I refused to wear the damn things. My nursing supervisor kept giving me new ones and would watch me pin it on, and then give me flack the next night when I wasn't wearing it again. Now it the same as others, health care workers week... Nothing really changes. Stupid trinkets that really don't count.
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What do you all think of National Nurses Week? I recall getting little presents, like a new bandage scissors or balloons from hospital management--but to me that seems like a farce. What nurses really need is for management to pay attention to problems, issues, and do something about them--not try to placate nurses with candy and balloons. One hospital gave up blow up beach balls, at the same time they were trying to cut on-call pay down to $.50/hour, do away with getting time and a half if you were called in, and also trying to make call mandatory. I think priorities were a little screwed.
So what do you guys think? Is National Nurses Week just a lot of hot air as it exists now? Do any of your employers actually make real changes during this week for you?:kiss