You know what is awesome?

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Specializes in CICU.

When someone (sick, tired, weak, near death, etc) makes the effort to express "Thank you".

For some reason, it always causes me to get a speck of dirt in my eye.

SN - sometimes crazy nights can be the best nights.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

So very true.

File that away with other treasured nursing moments so you can haul it out to get you through the not-so-good times.

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Specializes in Pulmonary, Lung Transplant, Med/Surg.

That "Thank you" goes MILES for me as well. It really keeps you going for another couple of weeks/months until you genuinely hear it again :) Coming to home care has really increased the frequency though which is nice! Glad you had a good shift!

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Specializes in Tele/PCU/MedSurg/Travel.

You are so right! I had a S/P CVA patient with aphasia express his thanks at the end of a long shift a few months ago; I teared up.

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When I introduce my self, " my name is... and I'll be your nurse now".. and get a thank you.

That's always humbling.

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One of my residents last night told me "You're so good to me." Cue the waterworks!

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Specializes in Psych, LTC/SNF, Rehab, Corrections.

I'm a compliment monster. I eat things like that up! I like the 'you're so nice' or 'you're a nice nurse' or 'you're purty' comments.

Words like that have really pulled me out of some dark moods. There's been times where I was in the break-room having 20 conniption fits. Grrr. I'll step out to finish my rounds. Grrrr. Walk into a room. Grrr.

...and a resident lays that on me?

I forget what I felt so crappy about and feel 'all better', again.

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Specializes in ED.

I'll tell ya, I had one really nasty night last week, the beginning of a three day stretch of 12 hour nights. I prayed about it, to be able to let it go and to hopefully have better nights. Then each night after that I had a patient just say thank you and hug me, it was wonderful to feel appreciated and is definitely something to carry me through.

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An honest thanks goes a long way.

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I love when I introduce the oncoming nurse to the patient and the patient says " Aw, you're leaving? You were so nice and good to me today".

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Specializes in PACU, pre/postoperative, ortho.

Or when they ask if you'll be back that night & say "Oh, good!"

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it is a such a nice feeling.. my patient today said "thanks for all your help." He came on the floor about (depressed, isolative, flat affect)...today smiling and looking forward to discharge very soon!!

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