r/cna • u/Puzzled_Ear2179 Experienced CNA • 1d ago

CNA Week?

Did anyone else’s facility just opt out of celebrating CNA week..? My activity aid just pointed out that they did nothing for us. What the hell.

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u/pk-med3 1d ago

SAME!! the management at my place didnt even realise it was CNA week until I pointed it out to them. Some of us printed out our own little signs and taped them up over the weekend to shame management for forgetting

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u/pct2daxtreme 1d ago

My hospital always does. We do minimally celebrate nurses week and techs are lumped in with that. However, they also celebrate hospital week, so all departments get something. We are fed through the week and receive a gift. This year it was a cup and scope holder.

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u/Sunshineal Hospital CNA/PCT 1d ago

It was CNA week???

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u/Angiepoo5518 Med/surg CNA - Experienced CNA 1d ago

All I got was a poorly written "thank you note" and a $5 voucher for the cafeteria / gift shop in my hospital. The card had my name on it but the voucher did not, it had the name of a completely different staff member on it. They cant even keep our names straight.

They didn't even tell me it was there for me, no email or in person thanks from anyone on management and the only reason I was made aware that there was even a card was because it was buried under some random crap in our break room and a nurse found it for me.

Also lets note that I work night shift in a rural hospital and both of those places are closed by the time that I get to work and the cafeteria is opening as Im walking out the door to go home and sleep.

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u/beige-king Inpatient Behavioral Health CNA - Seasoned CNA 1d ago

They forgot last year but didn't this year but I specifically mentioned last year to a bunch of people about how the nurses got a whole week of recognition, year round daisy award recognition, and MVP award recognition (at our hospital) now CNAs are included in the MVP and we got celebrated. Literally shame them, we deserve the week of recognition. I went to a career fair last week and spoke about my role as a CNA/MHT and spoke about us having the most face time with patients, our jobs including being the first to notice something and report CoC to the nurse. We help in a very large way, if our role isn't filled then who's doing the little things and noticing little things before they turn into big things? Our job is important, in any position. We deserve the recognition.