WELLNESS AUTHOR
Mia Barnes
GIVING BACK TO OUR NURSES n Nurses spend their entire day
caring for others, but who is there to care for them? Here are 15 ways you can show your appreciation for a nurse in your life.
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Financial Support 3 Offer With certain forms of assistance running out,
urses and other healthcare professionals have it hard. As challenging as managing daily life is, they have to do it on top of caring for patients and risking burnout during the pandemic every day. Here are some ways you can show a nurse in your life that you care.
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Thank Them
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Provide Child Care
like a pause on student loan repayment, nurses may soon find themselves in a sea of financial obligations. You can make a difference by taking care of a bill for them.
Errands for Them 4 Run When nurses aren’t working, they’re often
Whenever you visit a health care facility, thank the professionals who take care of you. They put their health at risk to make sure others stay well. A small “thank you” could go a long way to improve someone’s day.
completing chores or taking much-needed rest. If they have simple errands to run that could take time away from their leisure or de-stressing period, offer to help out.
PPE 5 Donate Consider donating personal protective
Many nurses are parents, so they have caregiving responsibilities beyond just caring for patients. Child care costs about $9,200 to $9,600 annually in the U.S., so many nurses may find their resources lacking. If you have free time, offer to watch their kids.
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equipment (PPE) to your local hospital. While vaccinated people feel more comfortable not wearing their masks everywhere, hospitals still require PPE to keep their workers safe. Donating equipment like this can help health care facilities stay within budget.
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