Note2Nurse day. May 9th 2013!

This year International Nurses and Midwives week runs from May 6–12. Coincidentally my 50th birthday (hint, hint) falls on May 9. So this all seems rather a fortuitous moment of auspicious planetary alignment…. to run the third annual Note2Nurse day. The idea of Note2Nurse came to me during one of our departments regular practice development sessions back in 2010, in which we were looking at ways of improving staff morale during the thick winter months of high workloads and falling morale. Back then, I wrote: Its a simple thing, but by giving permission for nurses to take a few moments on one day of the year to write a few heartfelt words to each other, I thought a more genuine attitude of gratitude might be cultivated, and by making it personal, individual nurses who don’t usually get any recognition (the quiet achievers) might be given some much deserved feedback. And not just from nurses. Doctors and other health-care professionals could take a moment to reflect on their relationships with ‘the nurses’ and let them know how they felt. From my own experience, to receive a few personal words from a mentor or colleague whom you respect can be far more valuable than any material reward. These things stick in you. I admit the first year was perhaps a bit of a fizzer, although I believe some secret cards were exchanged in my own department. Last year I think a few more people hooked into the spirit and got involved. I am nothing if not persistent, so I think this ...
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