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That's wonderful, and I would have totally attended something like that. Perhaps having a pot-luck style dinner in the breakroom might work better; that way people don't have to go somewhere after work.
I really admire your unit's appreciation of its experienced nurses. That doesn't happen much anymore.
My preference would be nice sit down catered breakfast buffet, with linen tablecloths, flowers, placecards and nursing administrators as your waitstaff. A program with acknowledgement from the C suite for years of service would be appropriate. A video of pictures of the nurses with longevity is fun and professional, especially if you can scan the school of nursing graduation photos.
Another nice thing to do is to arrange for door prizes donated by individuals and businesses using raffle tickets so that each honoree receives a gift.
Party planning is one of my favorite things to do. It is a very nice idea though I am curious as to how your unit or facility decides which nurses are the veterans, is it anyone over a certain age or a certain number of years as a nurse? Is this for Nurses week?
My preference would be nice sit down catered breakfast buffet, with linen tablecloths, flowers, placecards and nursing administrators as your waitstaff. A program with acknowledgement from the C suite for years of service would be appropriate. A video of pictures of the nurses with longevity is fun and professional, especially if you can scan the school of nursing graduation photos.Another nice thing to do is to arrange for door prizes donated by individuals and businesses using raffle tickets so that each honoree receives a gift.
Party planning is one of my favorite things to do. It is a very nice idea though I am curious as to how your unit or facility decides which nurses are the veterans, is it anyone over a certain age or a certain number of years as a nurse? Is this for Nurses week?
I love your ideas!!!! Nurses with 20 plus years of experience is considered a veteran.
BSNbeauty, BSN, RN
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I'm part of a group at work that plans a celebration for seasoned nurses every year. Last year we had party of the seasoned nurses at work that included drinks (alcohol included), great food, and a photo booth. The year before last was at a restaurant venue. This year we are in the process of deciding how we want to celebrate these nurses this year. The problem is, the seasoned nurses are not showing up to these events. This waste time, money and effort on our part. We love our senior nurses and want to celebrate them. So my question is, how would you want to be celebrated? Would you prefer for the event to be on or off hospital campus? Do you even care to attend? Please give me some feedback!!!! Thanks :)