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Companies celebrate National Nurses Day with freebies, discounts

May 07, 2021

PEORIA, Ill. ( WMBD ) – In honor of National Nurses Day, some companies are thanking health care workers with freebies and discounts. National Nurses Week runs through May 12, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The companies include Chipotle, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, McAlister’s Deli, Outback Steakhouse, Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Staples. Here’s a list of freebies...

Careers in nursing fill a growing need in the U.S.

May 03, 2021

The Florence Nightingale Museum in London has a voice recording of the founder of modern nursing, captured on July 30, 1890, by the Edison Co. As a nurse, it's a thrill for me to hear Florence: "When I am no longer even a memory, just a name, I hope my voice may perpetuate the great work of my life." As a nurse during the Crimean War, Florence faced unimaginable hardships. Today's nurses are up against 21st century hardships,...

Poll Reveals Who's Most Vaccine-Hesitant in America and Why

Apr 29, 2021

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. resistance to getting a COVID-19 vaccine is slowly diminishing, a new online survey finds, but it still exists and at especially rates in some blue-collar jobs. For adults under age 65 who are hesitant, reluctance is mainly driven by concerns about safety, side effects and distrust in government, the poll found. It's also largely linked to people's line of work....

Future nurses, doctors want lessons from pandemic to create better health-care system

Apr 27, 2021

Sang Hee Baek started nursing school at the University of Toronto last fall as the second wave of the pandemic was putting health-care staff in parts of the country through an endurance test, making her wonder if she’d made the right career choice. Nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and others working with COVID-19 patients were becoming physically and mentally exhausted as some hospitals filled up, deaths climbed...

Tips to make National Nurses Day meaningful and memorable

Apr 22, 2021

As National Nurses Day approaches, many friends, families and employers plan activities and gifts to recognize the nurses in their lives. Is it possible to show enough gratitude for all that nurses do? Each year, one week in May is devoted to honoring nurses, and in 2021, Nurses Week is May 6-12, with National Nurses Day falling on the first day. How can anyone adequately show sincere appreciation for a workforce...

12 thank-you gifts to send nurses for National Nurses Day

May 07, 2020

12 thank-you gifts to send nurses for National Nurses Day (Photo: Getty Images/GPointStudio) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Not all heroes wear capes—some wear scrubs and a face mask. We are thankful for the nurses in our lives now more than ever, as they stand on the front...

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