Happy Nurses Week

Happy Nurses Week.

I always liked the recognition when I was working and the food and little give-aways were nice, however, what I really liked was when a patient and/or family recognized the care being given to them. I don't mean gifts or cards or even verbal thank-yous, but that feeling you get when you know that someone else recognizes that you are not just there doing a job, earning money, but that you really care about what happens to them and that no matter what the outcome, you worked as hard as possible to make a difference. Sometimes the recognition was a look, a smile, a hug and maybe it was verbal.

So, here is a written thank you to all the nurses out there...THANK YOU FOR DECIDING TO BECOME A NURSE AND FOR STEPPING FORWARD TO CARE FOR ALL THAT DESPERATELY NEED YOU!!!!!