Having been a nurse for over 18 years, I have endured a few Nurses Week. At first, I was lured into the charm of my first Nurses Week bag. I had finally arrived: My first official nurse’s bag. I had arrived and for a full week, the folks at the hospital seemed to actually appreciate what we did for our patients. After a few mugs, key chains, beach towels and more bags, the charm quickly grew off.
After awhile, you start to realize it is just a game of smoke and mirrors. You begin to realize that you had been tricked by the lures of trinkets, when in fact what you really want is respect, more staff and to be able to leave your water at your desk. What you really want is to be able to take care of the patients the way they should be. The way we are taught in school. Gone are those days of really knowing your patient; there are too many to care for each shift and too much documentation that needs to be attended to.
Ask most nurses who work at the bedside what they really want and most will answer more staff and better respect for their profession.
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