National Nursing Week a chance to reflect on the importance of nurses in challenging times

“We were all together and just being able to celebrate us as a team and a community. We try to find some events whether it’s cards of flowers or something like that — just as a way of acknowledging and saying thank you,” Dean of Nursing at Thompson Rivers University, Dr. Rani Srivastava told CFJC News.

“And definitely, I love that in the media, there’s a lot of conversation about exactly what I said earlier, the differences nurses make.”

Srivastava believes this week of appreciation is especially important with all the staff shortages and added workload for those in the nursing industry.

“It’s a really important time, where we get a chance to pause and reflect on what it means to be a nurse, and the nursing profession. For me, it’s really about the impact of the profession on individuals, on communities, on ourselves.”

National Nursing Week is May 8 to 14, and this year’s theme is “Our nurses. Our future.”

by Sydney Chisholm

National Nursing Week a chance to reflect on the importance of nurses in challenging times

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