| I hear it all the time. "If it wasn't for the nurses, | | | | and a few different kinds of tea. As well, of |
| my hospital stay would have been unbearable. | | | | course, there should be a few packages of |
| But...how can I show them how much I | | | | various kinds of crackers. |
| appreciated their dedication? What can I possibly | | | | 2. A Gift Certificate for a Spa Treatment for that |
| give them in return?" | | | | Special Nurse |
| Believe me, I know exactly where you are | | | | This is a gift I would recommend for that one, |
| coming from. During a recent stay in a hospital I | | | | special nurse who always goes out of her busy, |
| learned quickly that the people who helped me | | | | overworked way to make your life and the lives |
| the most, on a day-to-day basis, were the nurses. | | | | of every one of her patients a little bit easier. |
| I realized that even in emergency situations, | | | | Remember, she spends an enormous amount of |
| nurses remain calm, capable, and efficient, - while | | | | time on her feet, and the opportunity to relax for |
| at the same time they manage never to lose | | | | a change, and let someone else pamper her and |
| their inborn compassion, which is the very thing | | | | take care of her needs for a change, will have a |
| that made most of them choose this demanding | | | | wonderful effect on her, and will reinvigorate her |
| profession. | | | | commitment to her profession. Once again, there |
| I, like you, wanted to find a way to express my | | | | is a wide variety of these gift certificates at |
| appreciation of the devotion each and every one | | | | varying price ranges, but even the least |
| of them brought to their job. So I did a little | | | | expensive should include some form of massage. |
| digging, asked a lot of questions, and here is what | | | | 3. The Porcelain Figurine That Says, "You've Made |
| I came up with: | | | | It." |
| 1. A Gift Basket for the Break Room | | | | In speaking to the nurses during my hospital stay, |
| Remember, the nursing staff that took such | | | | I learned that the Lladro Nurse porcelain figurine |
| great care of you happens to work 3 shifts, and | | | | was, for most of them, a very special symbol of |
| they take much-needed breaks during those | | | | achievement. Even nurses who had other Lladro |
| shifts. Break Room Baskets come in a wide | | | | pieces told me of their intentions to somehow get |
| variety of prices, so it is easily within your means | | | | this one very special piece. As well, a good friend |
| to give a gift that all of the nurses who cared for | | | | whose youngest daughter is working hard to |
| you will enjoy and appreciate. Try to choose a | | | | graduate and pass the NCLEX has promised her |
| basket that contains a variety of types of coffee | | | | that, once she has passed, this will be her |
| and tea, some nice small pots of jams and jellies, | | | | graduation gift. |