Nurses

Celebrate National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week - May 6-12, 2011
National Nurses Week is celebrated during the first week of May each year.  Specific days are dedicated to different nursing specialties to celebrate their hard work and dedication.  Nurses work long hours and this week allows us to show them our appreciation for all their efforts and caring ways.  We can show the nurses we know that their commitment and contributions to quality health care are important to us.   National Nurses Day kicks off the week long celebration on May 6th.  The Wednesd...

Love A Nurse
Without nurses...where would we be?
This lens is all about nurses, what they do, and how we can appreciate their very important work. Everyone has met a nurse at some point in their lives, and if you haven't yet...one day you will. I am a nurse, and have been for three decades. I know how hard we work, and I know that hospitals could not run without us, so this lens is all about appreciating nurses, the profession of nursing, and the many illnesses we treat, and lives we affect positively. The lady to the left is of course Flo...

Nurses Rock!
Little Girls Dream of Being a Nurse!
Whenever people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would answer, "a teacher or a nurse". I dreamed of being a nurse when I was a little girl. I tried the teacher thing first because my dad said he wanted one of his kids to graduate from college. I failed miserably at college. So I decided to become a LPN (licensed practical nurse). It was a one year vocational program, not college, so Dad was a bit disappointed. Once I started classes, I knew I had made the right decision and ...

Canvas Tote Bags For Nurses
Canvas Tote Bags Make Great Gifts For Nurses
Getting great gifts for nurses has just gotten easier. Nurses tend to carry a lot of resources and need a great bag to keep them. Let them carry their supplies in style with one of these great canvas tote bags. Design by Day offers many designs on canvas tote bags, from Fabulous to Funny. Photo from karenswhimsy.com.