Recognize Others
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It's day 3 of the Cultivate Gratitude challenge.
Recognizing nurses for their skills, dedication, and caring is crucial, especially in times of high-stress. Research shows that meaningful recognition can renew and replenish a nurse’s commitment to their profession. How often do you recognize and show appreciation to the other nurses in your life?
Today is a great day to start. Use these ideas to incorporate more meaningful nurse recognition into the workplace:
- Send kudos to a coworker’s supervisor about the great job they’re doing
- Give shout-outs during meetings
- Deliver handwritten notes with compliments and praise
- Say “thank you” more often
- Share a small token to that special colleague like a card or a hand-picked flower
- Start a gratitude tree on a whiteboard
- Nominate a colleague for an honor or award
- Advocate for meaningful recognition at your workplace
Let us know what you try in the discussion on our challenge update thread here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse!
Want to do more? Read our blog post on incorporating meaningful nurse recognition and consider joining an interactive gratitude journaling experience to strengthen habits of gratitude while sharing the experience with others. Register at Thnx4.org by December 11th to participate in The Greater Good Science Center’s Thnx4Nurses Gratitude Challenge, part of the Gratitude Practice for Nurses initiative.
Find this helpful? Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share it with a nurse and invite them to join Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation!
Learn more about wellbeing initiatives at HNHN partner organizations!
With the challenges of a demanding pandemic, UT Southwestern also makes sure to show gratitude and appreciation to all workers. The “I Am UTSW” social media campaign, which began in 2020 but is ongoing, recognizes those who’ve gone above and beyond. Specifically, it thanks those who took on new/additional roles or sacrificed major time commitments over the past year.
Read more here.
Missed day 2? Catch up here. Join us on day 4.
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12/08/2021 11:43am CST
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