I've spent the last 4 years working with students with severe medical issues in very low-income settings. (Many of the students I had previously live in facilities with varying degrees of parent custody.) Every year I would get 1-2 notes wishing me a Happy Holiday season and one very thankful and generous family giving staff a heartfelt gift.
This year I'm in a pretty high socio-economic demographic, and holiday stuff is already rolling in!
Today I got a thermus and some treats from a student who I've never interacted with. I thought there was a little treat-tin in the bag - turns out it was a Amazon gift card!
Anyone every get anything super cool/interesting during the holidays?
Rarely get anything beyond a " Merry Christmas". We give more to our kids than they give to us and the wealthier community members give us money to buy gifts for our needier kids. I'm cool with that. My population needs the help.
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I don't work directly with students anymore so I am not expecting to get anything.
I never got anything over the top but I have received some nice things over the years. Mostly GCs, candles, lotion, etc. I received a BIG box of fannie mae one year and I regifted it to my babysitter since they were her absolute favorites (mint meltaways) and not something I care for.
I supervise two nurses now and I want to get them something. Any suggestions?? I had thought about a nice ornament that says "School nurse" in some way. Or may GCs to local places.
One of my classmates made each of us a personalized tumbler with our name and lpn. It would work well on a travel coffee mug.
Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
Last year, our late school president gave me a gift with lotion from Avon and other things. It was the nicest thing I was given, and the first gift I was given at my school, and makes me miss her, for her kind heart. (She passed away this last Halloween out of sickness.)
Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
I'm sadly not the most important person here nor friends with the PTO moms, so I don't even get many gifts, not even from the diabetic student I work hard to take care of.
This year, I got this one present today on our last day, from one student who called me her big sister and mother is thankful for me getting her free glasses and doctor appointment (Same glasses since 5th grade and she's now in 7th.)
:roflmao: 
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