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What's the best/worst gift you have received for Nurses Week?


April 9th, 2024

Nothing ☹️

April 9th, 2024

T-shirt for best. The worst is NOTHING, not even acknowledged.

April 26th, 2024

A key chain

April 12th, 2024

A back pack that had happy cna week on it. It was suppose to be for nurses week.

April 10th, 2024

Another cup “ to stay hydrated”:; but you can’t keep it at the nurse’s station and don’t get time for breaks or lunch to use it!😂

April 26th, 2024

Pizza

April 15th, 2024

Tickets to Broadway plays was the best! Our VP included the cost in her departmental budget for several years. It was amazing. And at the other end of the spectrum, we got a mere nod and mention. Much smaller budgets in LTC.

April 15th, 2024

A pair of socks

April 12th, 2024

A raffle ticket for one of 20 flowers for the entire nursing staff in a 300 bed hospital

April 10th, 2024

A small 2x1 inch accordian folded address book.

April 10th, 2024

Best gift was an umbrella. I received it years ago and still use it. Worst gift a plastic mug for hot/cold drinks that isn’t thermal and doesn’t seal. Junk.

April 10th, 2024

The worst is being ignored due to being an agency nurse while the other direct employed nurses and the nursing associates are being recognized or celebrated. On approach to the superior is that, the counts of the full time employees are being considered in whatever it's been done.

April 10th, 2024

Not being appreciated during the particular week by the agency that hired me.

April 10th, 2024

Mostly nothing is given .i would say the worse gift is chocolate.no thought at all to buy candy .

April 10th, 2024

No acknowledgment at all…..😢

April 10th, 2024

The best gift was a Scooter Coffee gift card from the DRs. The worst was dressing scissors. They were nice but not very exciting.

April 10th, 2024

Worst gift = candy 😡 . We are not children

April 9th, 2024

Nothing

April 9th, 2024

A magnet! Worst EVER!

April 9th, 2024

Nothig/pizza.

April 9th, 2024

Pizza

April 9th, 2024

Donuts and pizza

April 9th, 2024

A plastic camping lantern that had all different light colors that rotated —gave us a headache with color rotation.

April 9th, 2024

Pizza, Jersey Mikes subs, cookies, bbq to take home. On location chair massages during nurse week.. it was fabulous. Worst a mug

April 9th, 2024

An extra small T-shirt left over from a promo two years ago for the company...donated it to a thrift store on the way home, perhaps someone's kid could use it. Also along the lines of useless, no one cares about a pizza party.

Best gift? Back in the day with paper charts and written notes, manager got everyone a high quality, nice writing pen (also received it in gift bag with other useful items.) Everything in gift stated "This manager actually put some thought into this." Class act.

April 9th, 2024

A nice dinner.
A pen

April 9th, 2024

When I and other travel nurses were not recognized for nurses week but the place we worked, gave special gifts to “their “ nurses. Really wasn’t a very good experience.

April 9th, 2024

A Ziplock baggie with Lifesavers because "you are a lifesaver", Kit kat bar because " everyone needs a break" , smarties , and rolos.

April 9th, 2024

Nothing, Nice dinner coupon for me and my family.

April 9th, 2024

Pen and paper

April 9th, 2024

The best,a stethascope,the worst,a happy nurses day greeting.

April 9th, 2024

I received a north face jacket, a scented oil, lavender for sleep. all these from AMN, best gifts ever. It's going 4-5 years now and i wear that jacket every winter. Worst gift came in gift bags, lip gloss, pen and sweets from another employer.

April 9th, 2024

For the most recent Nurses Week, we got a prepackaged cookie

April 9th, 2024

worst: cheap handwash soap
best: mug, pen, back bag all customized with my name and title

April 9th, 2024

A backpack was the best. A thermometer was the worst

April 9th, 2024

A tub of popcorn for the whole lounge to share.

April 9th, 2024

Cheap plastic cup filled with old candy! Just what a nurse needs to feel appreciated 🤣

April 9th, 2024

A dollar tree candy!! Lol

April 10th, 2024

Worst gift was a pen and post-it note pad...the same gift they gave the staff at Christmas! 🙄