When several nursing students went to a restaurant on Wednesday in their pajamas after their last day of nursing school, they were there to celebrate, talk about their goals and challenges. "It's kind of a scary time. The staffing ratio is very dangerous," Melea Cranmer said.Cranmer was with four other nurses — including Karie McCafferty, Britta Wickles, Heather Waters and Amanda Smith. The women said they had become close over the past 16 months of school. "This lady sat down next to us shortly after with maybe her 3-year-old," Wickles said. "He was so cute. We couldn't help but turn around and talk to him and wave to him."When the mother and her son left, the women said their server handed them their check and told them it had been paid for but on the back was a handwritten note.It read: "One of my closest friends is a nurse and from what I gathered, you guys are in health care as well. My friend has told me horror stories about how unfair you are being treated by a toxic system. So I wanted to thank you for everything you have sacrificed despite the conditions you are made to work. Happy Holidays and a huge Thank You!""The bill was over $100, and for this nice woman just to pay our entire meal, plus a 20% tip for the server, it just made our day," McCafferty said. "And she wrote us this really long note. It just feels nice to be appreciated as a health care worker because we've been facing some struggles, and it's just nice to know the community is there to support us."The nurses hope that the woman who paid their tab knows how much her generosity means."We were very humbled by it and it brought us to tears," Wickles said. "We really just want to thank her for just the holiday spirit that she brought to us after everything going on the world."
When several nursing students went to a restaurant on Wednesday in their pajamas after their last day of nursing school, they were there to celebrate, talk about their goals and challenges.
"It's kind of a scary time. The staffing ratio is very dangerous," Melea Cranmer said.
Cranmer was with four other nurses — including Karie McCafferty, Britta Wickles, Heather Waters and Amanda Smith. The women said they had become close over the past 16 months of school.
"This lady sat down next to us shortly after with maybe her 3-year-old," Wickles said. "He was so cute. We couldn't help but turn around and talk to him and wave to him."
When the mother and her son left, the women said their server handed them their check and told them it had been paid for but on the back was a handwritten note.
It read:
"One of my closest friends is a nurse and from what I gathered, you guys are in health care as well. My friend has told me horror stories about how unfair you are being treated by a toxic system. So I wanted to thank you for everything you have sacrificed despite the conditions you are made to work. Happy Holidays and a huge Thank You!"
"The bill was over $100, and for this nice woman just to pay our entire meal, plus a 20% tip for the server, it just made our day," McCafferty said. "And she wrote us this really long note. It just feels nice to be appreciated as a health care worker because we've been facing some struggles, and it's just nice to know the community is there to support us."
The nurses hope that the woman who paid their tab knows how much her generosity means.
"We were very humbled by it and it brought us to tears," Wickles said. "We really just want to thank her for just the holiday spirit that she brought to us after everything going on the world."
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