An Open Thank You to ALL of the Nurses Out There!

THANK YOU for sacrificing days and long hours out of your week to completely devote to the wellbeing of others!

THANK YOU for missing major holidays and precious time with your family to take care of sick loved ones!

THANK YOU for having the best sense of humor, and making really difficult situations for patients (and us) a lot lighter with some comedic relief and comfort!

THANK YOU for going out of your way to make the day a little brighter for your patient’s!

THANK YOU for coming to my rescue when I give you “that look” going into a room!

THANK YOU for taking “that patient” to the bathroom for me while I scarf my food down at lunch!

THANK YOU for always being up for Pot Lucks on Sunday Fun-Day and Saturday Fatter-day!!!

THANK YOU for always wanting to go on a coffee run with me!

THANK YOU for always being up for ordering junk food lunch on the
weekends!

THANK YOU for standing up to that “not so kind” doctor all because you were being an amazing patient advocate!

THANK YOU for covering my other patients during that code!

THANK YOU for giving up your weekend to cover my Saturday, so I could be at my daughter/son’s special event!

THANK YOU for taking the time to make sure that patient’s discharge plan was correct and all the dots were connected for home care!

THANK YOU for the countless amount of overtime that you have done, devoted to just making sure your patients are safe and okay before you leave!

THANK YOU for chasing my call bells all day long with me!

THANK YOU for holding that elevator as I sprint around the corner, because you know our time is valuable!

THANK YOU for putting in my patient’s NG tube, because you know I gag every time!

THANK YOU for that sweet and encouraging text after shift, checking up on me after the conversation we had at work!

THANK YOU for receiving my post-op while I was stuck inside my other high acuity’s room!!!

THANK YOU for understanding the crazy day I had, and picking up where I left off without grumble!

THANK YOU FOR COMMITTING YOUR HEART TO NURSING AND TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU!

HAPPY NURSES WEEK FROM YOURHEARTISMINE!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Always,

Kelsey