My first rewards were the smiles and giggles I got from the residents.

Second reward are thank yous  from different persons involved in the care system.

Third reward I got is the increase in my paycheck...and last but not the least...my being in the care industry is already a reward for me.

my reward at work and i know this will sound crazy.... is when someone passes and i personally have their loved ones callin me on my cell to tell me how much they are going to miss me and the wonderful care that i had given to their loved one. this just happened on friday. i worked the night before and had a man actively dying. well he passed away on friday at 11am and not only did i receive a call from the nurse that relieved me to tell me the news but i also had his hospice nurse and his sister call me and leave me a voicemail to tell me thank you for everything. i feel like that when someone is at that stage, that means more to me than anything in the world. as far as rewards from my job and from that staff..... thats the biggest joke i have ever heard in my life! ;)

 Okay I think this proves my point, Nurses do NOT get recognized enough for ALL the things we. We need to figure out a way to fix this

we have honor cards that can be given by any one, thank you notes and they are put on the board 

keys for deeds, these are points given to you from any staff member and they can be redeemed for items

our reward system at my hospital rocks!!

its called the WOW system. they are little yellow papers that are awarded by managers and staff to each other for good deeds done above and beyond duty. these little guys are then tallied up for each person and turned into HR for movie tickets, $25 Visa gift cards , cafeteria vouchers and coffee cart vouchers!! its soooo nice! of course this is all before the advent and inception of the new healthcare bill .As i'm sure this will be the first program to go once we start losing funding for our medicare and mediCal patients but it was sure nice while it lasted!!!!