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Hi everyone,

I am curious what other organizations are doing for Hospital Week/Nurse's Week to celebrate in ambulatory? Currently we have a really strong committee for planning inpatient Hospital Week/Nurse's Week celebrations. I have been asked by the organization to lead the ambulatory efforts for Hospital Week/Nurse's week this year and there are only about 8 weeks to plan. I was hoping to hear some ideas from other organizations. 

Thanks! 

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Torie Bonnet
Nurse Manager
UNC Health
Raleigh NC
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Hi Torie,

We celebrate our ambulator nurses and clinic support staff (MAs, technicians)! We mirror everything the hospital does, a submission link for nominations, a review committee, a virtual meeting to celebrate the winners, a plaque and goodie bag. We use the professional practice model as the award categories. We just started this three years ago as before this, the ambulatory nurses had no recognition. This is something that myself and my team just started to facilitate and orchestrate knowing it was worth it to share the recognition. Let me know if you have any other detail questions!

Thank you,

Sam

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Samantha Greed
Sys Dir Clinical Ambulatory Practice and Education
PeaceHealth
Battleground WA
(503)740-4531
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For nurses week it is mostly hospital focused however we have worked hard to include the ambulatory areas as well.  Each day there is some sort of event for nurses.  We also have a gift that is given.  Last year it was a thermos....this year its a back pack.  Since we have CMA/CCMAs as well in the clinics we honor them during medical assistant week with the same gift we gave to the nurses during nurses week but we also do a little celebration.  Same with our rad techs and receptionists.  We try to honor them during their respective weeks.  

The hospital also has a variety of nursing awards we are starting this year for several different categories.  That will be fun I think since its in addition to our daisy award.

These weeks are always challenging because you will always have the naysayers with the gifts or events but I think for the most part staff appreciate the little celebrations.  

For hospital week a meal is usually provided to employees...I believe we had food trucks come out the last couple years.  

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Ryan Taylor MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC
Director of Medical Practice Management
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Jasper, Indiana
812-996-8489
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