Well Nurses Week was great. I hope you got a chance to listen to the ANA webcast, partake in some of the free items businesses offered, and took a moment to thank your co-workers and colleagues!! We had fewer Give-Away entrants this year than in the past, but prizes are being prepared and the recipients should have them soon. I have notified each winner. (Some asked no to be identified, so I’m keeping them all confidential. )
I want to take the time to again THANK those who generously donated prizes for our Nurses Week Give-Aways. We had some great books offered from talented writers, most of whom are nurses as well.
Thanks again to Beth Boynton for her newest book, Medical Improv, A New Way to Improve Communication; Elizabeth Scala for her book, Stop Nurse Burnout; and Lois Gerber who is offering a choice of Kindle version of any of her books; and to Carmel Sheridan’s Kindle version of The Mindful Nurse.
I’m also sending out a copy of my books, The Everything New Nurse Book, 2nd Edition and Exploring the Home Health Experience: a Guide to Transitioning Your Career Path. And sharing the Zebra Pens I received. In addition, each of the winners will receive a free copy of my Ebook, Time Management Skills for Nurses.
All of these writers present fabulous ideas in their books, their blogs and websites that truly embody the theme for Nurses Year Nursing the Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit.
I hope each of you had a good experience during Nurses Week. Unfortunately, some employers did nothing. And, not to make excuses, but I have worked for people who are TERRIBLE at planning any kind of celebration, and instead of asking for help, they just ignored the event unless others stood up and volunteered to do it. I’ve also experienced some pretty BAD celebrations when the wrong people said they’d do it. But seriously…. So my advice is for you to speak up next year about January or February and volunteer to lead a committee for Nurses Week.
In a perfect world, we’d all have a huge bonus, or an extra paid day off or another week of vacation. In the real world, the economics of your job won’t support that. So it’s about being recognized for what you do every day! Someone taking the time to say Thank You, and recognize the job you do everyday!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Sadly, I heard from some readers and social media friends that some of the vendors who kindly offered free items or food to nurses turned out to be bad experience. Their employees demanded to see not only nursing licenses (as they should) but work badges or other proof as well. Not every nurse will have a work badge and some were harassed. This is unfortunate.Better communication and training needed here!!!
Another issue that has been raised in some of my social circles is employers who didn’t single out nurses to honor them alone, but rather honored everyone in the company. This left some nurses shouting It’s Nurses Week, not Hospital week! When there are so many weeks or days designated for health care workers such as CNAs, Social Workers, Therapists, Hospitals, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, etc., it seems like no one should feel so left out that we can’t just take the week to honor NURSES!!! I know the gesture wasn’t meant to offend, but we can go too far to try to be nice to everyone!! Again a little more communication and consideration would be helpful.
Let’s make it better next year. Again THANK YOU for ALL you do!!!
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