Join us May 12-18 as we celebrate our nurses across UF Health! This year’s UF Health Nurses Week theme — “Rooted in … Leadership, Wellness, Innovation and Solidarity” — encourages us to recognize and celebrate how our nurses keep our organization grounded. Their roots run deep through the passion that they have for their profession, patient care and one another.

Please view events and activities below as we celebrate UF Health Nurses Week!

Wednesday, May 11

• Shift Change: Tune into The Wombat WMBT 90.1 FM Gainesville or listen live at wmbt901.com/listen-live/ to hear a special episode dedicated to all of our UF Health nursing staff. Sponsored by UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, 6-7 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, May 12

• Wheel of Appreciation: Sponsored by GatorCare, 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium
  • Can’t spin the prize wheel in person? Text “nursing” to 855-701-0838 to enter a sweepstakes for the chance to win a $20 Amazon e-gift card.
• UF Health Nightingale Ceremony watch party, 2:30 p.m.
  • URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/6322682114?pwd=bGdaMEhmTE51R0pxWkQzekNZaWlQZz09
  • Password: Florence

Friday, May 13

• Wheel of Appreciation: 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Atrium

Saturday, May 14

• Wheel of Appreciation:
  • 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals Lobby
  • 6-8 p.m. in the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Atrium

Sunday, May 15

• Wheel of Appreciation: 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium

Monday, May 16

• Wheel of Appreciation: 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium
• Chamberlain University self-care webinar, 2:30-3 p.m.
  • Looks at self-care strategies using the CARES method for nurses and health care professionals:
    • Self-care: What does care look like?
    • Why is self-care important?
    • Physical, mental & emotional, and professional care
    • Bringing your best self
    • Toolkit for COVID-19 stress management
  • Register here: gotowebinar.com/register/7041814946010081806

Tuesday, May 17

• Wheel of Appreciation: 6:30-8:30 a.m. in the UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals Lobby

Wednesday, May 18

• Shift Change: Tune into The Wombat WMBT 90.1 FM Gainesville or listen live at com/listen-live/ 6-7 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.

Other activities:

• Nourish a Nurse: Sponsored by the Nurses Week Committee in collaboration with UF Health Development. By partnering with local community organizations & businesses, 25 nursing teams will be randomly selected to receive meals and treats throughout the week. Managers will be notified in advance of delivery and inform their teams accordingly.
• What keeps you Rooted? Sponsored by UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine. Write or illustrate what keeps you rooted with supplies provided in each unit’s Nurses Week packet throughout the week. Completed writing and illustration pieces will be collected and assembled into an installation on May 16 in the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium.
• Where did you get your #NursingRoots? Many of you filled out the Qualtrics form about your “beginning story” in the nursing profession and how you established your #NursingRoots. Read about your colleagues in Empathy Corner, News+Notes and/or on UF Health social media channels during the month of May. Respondents will also be entered for the Wheel of Appreciation prize drawings.

A special thank you to the UF Health Nurses Week Committee, UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, GatorCare and UF Health Development for their creativity and collaboration on activities throughout Nurses Week.