Happy Nurses Week I'm Joy White Interim Chief Nursing
Officer at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank every single nurse at NAVAHCS
and nurses everywhere this nurse's week The last two years have been challenging
for nurses at NAVAHCS and around the world
but the good news is many people who had no idea how much
nurses do have a clear picture now during the pandemic they saw as people
and economy struggle with covid nurses without hesitation
step forward to lead and provide care for their communities
they saw how you learned adapted and redeployed to provide solutions to
ensure the best comfort care and healing for those affected
you held patients hands when it was too dangerous for family members to be
nearby you took care of each other
you learn new technologies and you explore different ways to
connect you endured the discomfort
exhaustion and fear that accompanies caring for
those with the disease in the midst of it all you brought hope
I am Ryan Arnett your Interim Medical Center Director here at Northern Arizona
VA Health Care System this year's theme is self-care
as we celebrate you we also pause as a reminder of how critically important it
is for our team to remember to take time for self
your families your health
and your well-being i'm looking forward to meeting all of
you as we celebrate Nurses Week 2022 happy nurses week
So this nurses week I have a clear message
I want everyone to thank a nurse for being there for all they've done for
their sacrifice their dedication and for showing up every day knowing
what they had to face to our nurses at NAVAHCS I am
immensely grateful for the heart you've shown our patients for the leadership
and skill you brought to carry us through this pandemic and for the honor
I now have to work alongside you I speak for the NAVAHCS executive leadership
team when I say thank you you are so important to our
patients to us to our community and this nurse's week
We appreciate you