I ask for "nothing".

Thank you for the article! You always write with heart and compassion and full of wisdom. I appreciate that you take the time to share your thoughts and experiences. God Bless!!

I love this article. I am not a fan in general of having groups of people having their own block of time to be "special." Seems disingenuous to me in some ways. I do want to say though that perhaps patients and family members may be so caught up in their situation that they don't even notice the efforts of the healthcare team. I doubt it would be possible for them to remember the names of everyone who walks into their room or to even thank them, so I think it's appropriate for them to at least have a chance to remember that those people were there for them, and maybe show some appreciation for it. Perhaps *we* don't need it, but maybe they do.

Awesome...your words summed up what I believe nursing is without missing the mark. I thank you for that. Just awesome....

Yep, I've always felt the same way. You have to be prompted by a notation on a calendar? Thank me, respect me, gee, isn't that what humans do? Don't give me a special day ...

Quote from Liddle NoodnikYep, I've always felt the same way. You have to be prompted by a notation on a calendar? Thank me, respect me, gee, isn't that what humans do? Don't give me a special day ...

Right on!

Word!

Another spectacular---and spot on---article by an author who gets right down to where the cheese binds (sorry, couldn't help it ) and tells it like it is. This is the unvarnished truth, and I salute you for it!!!

Raises, not roses. (Or that dam' soap on a rope)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I always enjoy reading your musings and you never disappoint! A big AMEN!!!

Love this. Thank you, CheesePotato.

Good article, I couldn't agree more. I got a nice $1.49 tote bag from the hospital :-) On the same day I got sincere 'thank you' eye contact glance from the daughter of a dying patient. That's my recognition.