I;ve got 6 chemo left & I know they don;t expect anything but Id like to get something for the chemo nurses, any sugestions? would a small hamper of treats be a good idea? I;ve been looked after by all the nurses in my unit, so id like them all to have something as a thank you.
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As a nurse, I can tell you that anything edible from M&S is the dogs! However, as a nurse post cancer, I try very hard to ignore such treats. If you have any particular nurses as a favourite, naming names in a card is a great thing to do ( or even collective works). Every 3 years we have a stressful, time-consuming thing called ‘revalidation’ where we have to offer up written proof by people we have looked after that we can do the job and are well thought of, getting our hands on this proof is not always easy, so a written card of appreciation really does help.
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Thank you I was thinking M&S as I saw one of the nurses give her colleagues something from a box, I will defiantly write something… well I’ll get hubby to do it, Im useless at wording things lol
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You cannot go wrong with M&S, total winner. Nurses -“oooh! M&S this will be good”
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I was thinking about what to take in. I’ll be having my last 6 in a satellite unit so thought I’d wait til then as there’s only 4 nurses and it’s really personal x
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Any treat is welcomed🤩 I was a nurse in a surgical ward so we used to have a lot of long term patients , it was always nice when families brought in something like a Christmas sized tub of celebrations or similiar as it just made us feel appreciated x
Arty1
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Another thing us nurses love is teabags, coffee and biscuits for the staff room x
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I took something every chemo and I had 12 weekly infusions. The staff were amazing, I was there for up to 5 hours and many didn’t have a break. They were extremely grateful for anything. Generally biscuits from Waitrose or Tesco or a tub of chocolate. At one session its was Greggs donuts and cookies. It used to give my husband something to do to go and get something for them while I was in the unit. At one point I did ask about fruit being more healthy but many said an apple takes twice as long to eat than a biscuit. I found they were just so happy to be acknowledged for their hard work.
When I popped back for Zoledronic infusion/Zometa in April it was Creme Eggs.
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I didn’t know this about revalidation, that’s really useful to know! I wrote a card to my nurse who looked after me after my mastectomy because I was so emotional and crying all over her but I’m glad she’ll have something to show for this!
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Yes its a really helpful thing to do, sometimes it can add pressure to have to provide the proof from families and patients that we do a good job as ironical we dont seek out validation for our efforts, but need it for the ‘revalidation’ every 3 years to maintain registration.
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I give them Strawberry Tarts from our local baker, and Mincemeat Pies at Christmas . Goes down a treat. c
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