Nnurse3030

Hi All, I am a nurse working on a postpartum/mother baby unit and I absolutely love my job! I love teaching new moms, doing newborn care, and providing them lots of support during a rewarding yet exhausting time. I feel as though I go above and beyond for my patients, and patients are ALWAYS telling me that I was "a great nurse" and they "missed me" when I return to work the next shift. I have even had moms tell me I was the most thorough nurse they have had. However, even though they tell me this....I have never actually been mentioned formally on a patient compliment report/kudos board. There is one nurse I work with and she is mentioned on just about EVERY kudos/compliment report. I don't want to compare myself, but I often wonder why I am not mentioned yet this particular nurse is always mentioned? I feel that I give great care, and she is a good nurse too....but I can't help but wonder why I am never mentioned, yet she always is. It boosts your morale when patients go out of their way to mention your name specifically...sometimes I wonder could they just "trying to be nice" by saying how great I am?

Hi All, I am a nurse working on a postpartum/mother baby unit and I absolutely love my job! I love teaching new moms, doing newborn care, and providing them lots of support during a rewarding yet exhausting time. I feel as though I go above and beyond for my patients, and patients are ALWAYS telling me that I was "a great nurse" and they "missed me" when I return to work the next shift. I have even had moms tell me I was the most thorough nurse they have had. However, even though they tell me this....I have never actually been mentioned formally on a patient compliment report/kudos board. There is one nurse I work with and she is mentioned on just about EVERY kudos/compliment report. I don't want to compare myself, but I often wonder why I am not mentioned yet this particular nurse is always mentioned? I feel that I give great care, and she is a good nurse too....but I can't help but wonder why I am never mentioned, yet she always is. It boosts your morale when patients go out of their way to mention your name specifically...sometimes I wonder could they just "trying to be nice" by saying how great I am?