There are TONS of ways to Thank a Nurse. Below are a couple ideas that you can tryout at your local hospital during Nurses Week, or whenever you feel like thanking a nurse for their hard work and dedication to their patients.
Anyone can do this:
As a community (church, neighbors, school, work place, etc.)
As a Medical Care Facility (Doctor, Nurse Manager, Administrator, etc.)
Anyone can do this:
- Go on your social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus, etc.) and post a story of an experience you had with a nurse(s) and use the hash-tag #ThankANurse. You can also simply put up a quote about nurses, encourage your friends, followers, or circles to do the same, and still use #ThankANurse . Social media is a great way to spread the word, and with the amount of people online and connections around the world, it wouldn't be very hard to promote respecting and honoring nurses.
- Making or Buying a Thank you card
- Gift Basket(s) with useful items promoting health and well-being
- Donate to Charity in a nurse's name, or a hospital's name
- Home-baked cookies, or sweets
- An array of fruits
- Talk to your local news station, and ask them to do a story that week on nurses. If they are willing to do one story a night for the whole week, helps to constantly advertise Nurses Week.
As a community (church, neighbors, school, work place, etc.)
- Volunteer at a hospital
- Talk to nurses and ask them if there were any changes they wished they could make in their work place and make it happen.
- Do a fundraiser, that raises money for Nursing students at any local college.
- Be a part of marathons or walkathons, exemplifying health and promoting well-being.
As a Medical Care Facility (Doctor, Nurse Manager, Administrator, etc.)
- Buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner (depending on working shifts).
- Send an email to everyone, saying thank you for the care and dedication they bring every day they work. Remind them of how valuable they are as an asset to the hospital.
- Give them baked goods, like cookies, candy, or brownies.
- Invite a member of society (mayor, celebrity, cancer patient, etc.) to an event hosted by the hospital, to re-account a personal story of their experience with a nurse.
A simple gesture is all you need to show to make a nurse feel special.