Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

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With nurse's week being kicked off today, I'm seeing posts on social media about things people are getting from employers. Everything from a tote bag with the employer's logo to a bottle of wine (can I work there?!). I'm not working til Tuesday so I won't know what, if anything, my employer has going. I know this topic has been done in the past and some people have mixed feelings-- ie they'd rather their employer spend the money on better staffing. But it could be a fun topic too, so what'd ya get?

I got an assignment. "Discuss what culture of safety means to you".

Oh. And one floor nurse sent all the other floor nurses an email saying how awesome we are.

So in other words, a big fat finger.

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I have to pay for my nurses gifts so I am keeping it simple with a small gift of gratitude each day, candy, lotion, nail files, a card, some exfoliation stuff for the face, wine glass with bath salt and a bath sponge. I wanted to do food like a potluck, or something but it is such a small facility I only have one nurse a shift so it makes it hard.

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$5 to the hospital cafeteria, a scavenger hunt (who has time for that at work?), and some sort of stair climb event...

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We don't get gifts, but they do a lunch. Instead of gifts, they give us a bonus at the end of the year. I had been there for two months when the bonuses were given last year and it was over $100. People who had been there for several years got way more than that!

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Specializes in Psych.

Nurses' Day is patronizing. There is no "Toilet Cleaners Day", no "Garbage Collectors' Day" and no "Street Sweepers'" Day. We all do are job and we get paid. If you want to appreciate me, treat people with respect.

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Nurses' Day is patronizing. There is no "Toilet Cleaners Day", no "Garbage Collectors' Day" and no "Street Sweepers'" Day. We all do are job and we get paid. If you want to appreciate me, treat people with respect.

Because some have none, no one can have any? That's awfully catastrophic and black and white thinking.

That was an accidental upvote.

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I think they're doing popcorn a few days next week which means we get old, cold, stale popcorn that the night house supervisor has to bring around. And a free lunch one day so we would get an old, cold plate lunch that I wouldn't eat anyway. Can always feel the love they have for us vampires.

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We don't get gifts, but they do a lunch. Instead of gifts, they give us a bonus at the end of the year. I had been there for two months when the bonuses were given last year and it was over $100. People who had been there for several years got way more than that!

We get a "Christmas bonus" of $100 (maybe 10+ years get more because I'm 7 years and got the same as the first years) which, coincidentally, is exactly how much it costs to renew our license which is due by the end of the year.

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

A company logo badge reel. The same ones all new employees get.

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Tote bag. Last year we Received a plastic salad shaker type cup with an accompanying fork, cup or coffee cup year before that.

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC.

We're doing lab coats embroidered with each nurse's name. And food. There is always food!

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Differently themed party each day with giveaways and door prizes. Also a few hundred buck cash.

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