As many of you probably don’t know, my mother passed away in late April after 3 weeks on hospice. I finally got Kaiser to make the referral! But that’s a story for another day. Mom lived with us during her last 3 years of life and it was often a struggle for all of us. But in those last few hours I was afforded the opportunity to share with her why I had become a nurse. She never understood why I wouldn’t want to be a doctor instead. Her (much older) cousin had indeed been one of the first women doctors in the U.S. and my mother had considered medicine…
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Nurses Week GiveAway Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who entered our Nurses Week GiveAway contests. We had an overwhelming response and we have a lot of winners to announce. I also want to once again say a BIG THANK YOU all of our wonderful sponsors for their generous donations to make this a successful celebration of the nursing profession. Please be sure to check out all of their websites and follow their social media to show your thanks and support to them as well. Remember the American Nurses Association 2016 Theme for Nurses Week is Culture of Safety, It Starts with YOU. Always do your part to uphold the safety of you, your staff…
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Nurses Week GiveAway #7 – $50 E card from Uniform Advantage
Nurses Week comes to a close today, May 12, as we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day. Again this year we are pleased to have a generous donation of a $50 E card from Uniform Advantage for our final Nurses Week Give Away. Follow the Rules to enter to win this E card for UA merchandise. “Uniform Advantage is a premier supplier of medical apparel and accessories. We strive to provide the best selection of scrubs and nursing uniforms with the highest quality products by listening to what you, the medical professional, need and desire in a uniform. This year, we have partnered…
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Nurses Week GiveAway #6 — Nanotex Scrubs
Nanotex has generously donated 2 sets of women’s scrubs to our list of Nurses week GiveAways. Follow the rules to enter to win one of these sets . A bit about the new scrubs: Nanotex®, a leading fabric innovator providing nanotechnology-based textile enhancements to the apparel, home and commercial/residential interiors markets, in conjunction with Strategic Partners, Inc. (SPI), the leader in the design and manufacturing of medical apparel, lab wear, footwear and accessories, has a line of scrubs and lab coats called featuring Certainty fabric technology – providing long-lasting freshness against odor-causing and fabric-degrading bacteria on the fabric – and Certainty Plus, which enhances Certainty with Nanotex® Resists Spills, a…
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Nurses Week GiveAway #5 from Maevn Uniforms
Maevn Uniforms has generously donated our Nurses Week GiveAway for today, May10. They will give one EON top and one EON bottom with an MSRP of over $50 to one U.S. based winner (male or female). Follow these rules to enter to win. Maevn Uniforms, a leading U.S. supplier of fashionable medical uniforms, recently announced its new women’s EON Collection. The EON Collection is the first and only scrub separates and jacket line to be made with a blend of COOLMAX Everyday Fabric. COOLMAX Everyday Fabric is designed to keep professionals cool and dry for everyday comfort and performance. Fabric benefits include easy-care, good air permeability, moisture management and wicking…