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L&D Nurse Gift's

Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
in August 2015 Moms
So I am on hospital bed rest until term. 4 more weeks. I have had some pretty amazing nurses and I want to put together little goody bags as a sign of Thanks and to show my graditude & appreciation for taking great care of me so far and they are going to be doing it for so long. What do you ladies think I should put in these bags? Everyone one of them have different personalities so I have to make them where its something each of them will enjoy. TIA
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  • Shine2015Shine2015 member
    Great ideas from PP. You could also check Pinterest. Or if you don't want to do individual bags you could do something like cookies by design or the other one with the fruit.
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  • laurasuzanne2006laurasuzanne2006 member
    Food!!!
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  • Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
    Awesome ideas... Just two post so far. Thanks
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  • Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
    I was stuck on pens n gum lol oh and Thank you card
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  • Kimk1616Kimk1616 member
    I'm not allowed to give gifts to the staff at the hospital I'm delivering at, they told us that on the birthing tour. But in any case, I'm sure a nice hand written thank you note would be very much appreciated.
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  • taylorharber1108taylorharber1108 member
    I bet any kind of snack would be great! I was thinking of doing small goodie bags with chewy bars, gum, and chapstick.
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  • mamaromeomamaromeo member
    I'm a nurse, and typically nurses aren't allowed to accept gifts from patients. That being said, you can usually get away with food. Order a platter for everyone, do a tray of cookies, or have pizza delivered,etc. Include a thank you card where you can express your gratitude.
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  • cosplaymomcosplaymom member
    My vote is for a handwritten card for each individual nurse, and food!
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  • Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
    I'm thinking a lot of them forget to eat too. They're so busy caring for everyone else they forget about themselves, so snack is gonna be included. I'm even thinking of having pizza delivered the day I deliver too!!! I already asked,my hospital allows goodie bags.
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  • annaw14annaw14 member
    I'm a nurse (not L&d) and I can tell you we are always in need of things like Chapstick (burt's bees is even better!), pens, candies of course and good smelling hand lotion since our hands are constantly dry from all the washing. That's a really sweet gesture and I'm sure they will all appreciate it :) and like someone else said don't forget about the night girls!
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  • Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
    edited July 2015
    @annaw14 ChapStick!!! Going in for sure. I know I am always putting it on so they gotta get dry too from being here every single shift. Candle's & hand lotion I'll go to bath and body works and see if I can get it shipped fast enough. I don't trust my husband picking that stuff lol.
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  • SassetteSmurflingSassetteSmurfling member
    breezymeema7 said:

    When I was on hospital bed rest with my son I gave each nurse that had taken great care of me a handwritten thank you card. I personalized them and made sure I gave specific reasons why I was so grateful for them. Had I been able to bake cookies or cupcakes, I would have added some goodies too. It's just nice to know you are appreciated, so I am sure whatever you do, they will like it :)

    I cannot tell you how much this is appreciated by nurses. It can really be a very thankless job sometimes and hearing from a patient the specific impact you had on them is the most rewarding part. Also, don't forget about them after you're home for a while too. At my job I typically care for my patients for about a month. The best is getting letters or cards in the mail a few months AFTER they leave with an update on how they're doing.

    And food. You can't go wrong with food.
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  • Jenaboo4Jenaboo4 member
    SassetteSmurfling said:

    breezymeema7 said:

    When I was on hospital bed rest with my son I gave each nurse that had taken great care of me a handwritten thank you card. I personalized them and made sure I gave specific reasons why I was so grateful for them. Had I been able to bake cookies or cupcakes, I would have added some goodies too. It's just nice to know you are appreciated, so I am sure whatever you do, they will like it :)

    I cannot tell you how much this is appreciated by nurses. It can really be a very thankless job sometimes and hearing from a patient the specific impact you had on them is the most rewarding part. Also, don't forget about them after you're home for a while too. At my job I typically care for my patients for about a month. The best is getting letters or cards in the mail a few months AFTER they leave with an update on how they're doing.

    And food. You can't go wrong with food.
    Exactly why I want to do it. I know a lot of patients don't think to take the time out to thank their nurse. I have a lot of family in the medical field so that is why I know they really would appreciate it. Plus I have had some pretty great nurses. And I know they put up with a lot too.
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  • lifeisapeachlifeisapeach member
    With my first I brought a huge basket for everyone full of snacks, water bottles, Gatorade, and candy with my birth plan stuck in there!
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  • laylababe3laylababe3 member
    For those who left a basket out with candy/snacks, did you put up a 'thank you' type of sign so the nurses and assistants knew it was for them? What did it say?
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  • SaratiffSaratiff member
    I was going to have cupcakes delivered to the nurses one set for day shift one for night shift with a thank you card. The nurse bait thing I would just have a card on the basket that says For the nurses and PCAs and I would tell them it's for them.
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  • gulimzgulimz member
    That's awesome! I'm a nurse and I cannot tell you how much appreciation is appreciated. Food is always good with us. We can't (at least in nj) accept gifts but things like food, drink, chocolate go a long way. And like @Saratiff said , don't forget nightshift.
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  • TheWhitfieldsTheWhitfields member
    First, be sure your hospital allows the nurses to accept gifts. I'm nurse and we aren't allowed to accept gifts in the hospital in which I work. Things like cards and food are often acceptable, often we get donated flowers when our patients leave. Just a thank you is the most rewarding sometimes. :)
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  • SaratiffSaratiff member
    I still say food! We love food!!!
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  • cseley321cseley321 member
    I'm definitely doing the candy basket. That's a great idea
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  • AWarfordAWarford member
    This is so sweet of you! As a L&D nurse I can tell you if you bring food the nurses will absolutely love it!! I plan to do it for my coworkers well! The one tip I can give you is to divide whatever you decide to give in half. One for night shift and one for day shift. If you bring it out all at once, it is pretty much a guarantee the other shift won't get anything! Don't go over the top! The nurses don't expect anything, so any small gesture they will appreciate. The best thing you can do is just thank them. It goes a lot further than a lot of people think. :)
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