Doctors at hospitals perplexed about National Nurses Week

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Los Angeles, CA – Reports show that doctors on staff at various hospitals across the country are, on the average, severely confused about the concept of “Nurses Week”. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12 each year. During this time, hospitals often arrange for free lunches, desserts and other festivities to commemorate the profession. Evidence shows that doctors often do not see the purpose of Nurses Week. “Why do they get an entire week devoted to them? What do they really do for patient care?” states Dr. Wes Lindbock the chief resident of general surgery at the University hospital. "I mean, I am the one that writes the orders. I see my patients at least once a day for up to 8 minutes on rounds! I sit and listen to them for 8 minutes at a time!! I doubt any nurse spends that much time talking to the patient.” Dr. William Whinthrop, also from the university hospital felt that Nurses Week was actually a week devoted to doctors. “It makes a lot of sense. Doctors don’t have time for celebrations and other nonsensical things like that. It is much easier to make the nurses celebrate for us.” The week concluded with a celebratory "thank you" party on each floor where the staff read off thank you letters from patients written for nurses. Dr. Whinthrop stated that many of those letters were probably for him.