I've just discovered that this is a thing.....getting nurses a 'thank you' gift for after you deliver? Is this a common practice?
Will you be packing thank you gifts in your hospital bag?


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Nurse Thank You Gifts 206 votes
I am absolutely getting a thank you gift for my nurses!
This hadn't crossed my mind, but yeah, I think I'll do it.
No. I won't be doing this.
Show me the results, wench.
Re: Nurse Thank You Gifts
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I worry about with individual gifts it'd be too much stress trying to make sure each nurse got one. Some nurses checked in on me in the middle of the night when I was half asleep... I wouldn't remember to give them a gift, but they could grab a bag of M&Ms if they wanted.
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ETA This is coming from someone who lied to her doc in hopes of scoring an early u/s? And you work in health care? I've moved from side eyeing to full on judging.
Gifts are unnecessary and where I work we can get fired for accepting monetary items or gifts in value above $20. Sure people give us snacks from time to time but it isn't expected at all.
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This is EXACTLY the attitude I'd love to reward with coffee and donuts.
I do hear about PITA patients and PITA families of patients often, and sometimes hear about really 'cool' patients so I agree with @damasked that just not being a PITA is very much appreciated.
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I definitely agree that this one of those pinterest things that make people feel bad because they don't do it. I also agree with @lstrejcek that if a nurse is doing a better job because you brought some treats that's messed up.
I'm a teacher and I appreciate all the little gifts that I do get. But it's not going to be why I do my best.
I too dislike the implication that we need to be bribed into caring more. Believe me if you don't love being a nurse and doing what we do...no amount of money/paycheck or brownies is gonna make you want to clean up blood, hold hands or wipe butts. That's the truth. Its also true that like in any profession there are bad nurses. But gifts won't improve those people either. I never even think twice about these things the are just part and parcel of getting the privilege and honor to be part of someone's birthday.
On a side note, my husband was born in China, and literally has been asked by his family members when they had a seriously ill situation in the ICU if they needed to bribe the staff to get good care, because that is standard in hospitals where he was born. If you don't give gifts the treatment, medications etc. is limited. When said person was getting less medication/interventions they thought it was because they hadn't gifted/bribed anyone not because she was improving her condition.
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It hadn't occurred to me to bring a gift for the other staff. My labor was so short and I tend to be a low maintenance patient, I feel like they didn't even notice me lol. But the idea of bringing a candy or pastry basket is nice, I think I'll do that this time.
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I am thinking this, how many 'gits' do you make and do you pass them out whether they are good or not. I also like the PP about just trying to be a nice patient. Don't get me wrong I think it is nice to send a thank you somehow but I just think it is best to just say thank you and the end of their shift.
My all-time favorite thank you came last week when I was saying goodbye to a patient I had had a few days in a row, plus the day before his surgery the week before. He was being discharged later that day, and I was making sure he was OK before I signed off to the next shift. I asked if he needed anything else before I left, and he said, "How about a hug?" It was the nicest thing anyone could have said at the end of a long night, and it nearly brought me to tears. Never underestimate the power of a simple thank you. It means the world to us.