Today begins the annual week long celebration of the nursing profession. No you won’t be buried in lavish gifts! If you’re really lucky perhaps you”ll receive a small token of appreciation and maybe a buffet of breakfast or lunch. And no, even if the employer kept that money, you couldn’t get a significant raise from it. Celebrate YOU all by yourself perhaps or with your co-workers if you’re lucky to have some wonderful ones. Let’s hope you have many great co-workers. Nurses have to find and make their own rewards. It is not often that you’ll ever see the end results of the great care you give, or the education…
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Nurses Week 2015 Theme: Ethical Practice Quality Care
From May 6-12, 2015, we will celebrate National Nurses Week and honor the excellent quality care nurses deliver to patients every day. Nurses have once again been voted as the most honest and ethical professionals by the Gallup Poll. This event provides nurses the opportunity to pat themselves on the back and take a bow for all the great work and care provided on a daily basis 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. According to the American Nurses Association, “the 2015 National Nurses Week theme “Ethical Practice. Quality Care.” recognizes the importance of ethics in nursing and acknowledges the strong commitment, compassion and care nurses display in their…