Category: Nursing Friends

Victoria Brzustowicz

2021 Salute to Nurses

An Open Letter from the Nursing Friends of The National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House

2021 National Nurses Week –  The Year of the Nurse

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Dear Nurses,

We congratulate you, Nurses, for contributing to the health and well-being of  persons and communities during a tumultuous year of the Covid-19 pandemic.  We honor  you for caring for others in wellness and sickness.  Nurses are recognized for being the most trusted health care professionals in the United States for good reason.

We applaud you, Nurses, for providing incredible patient care for persons, ill with the Covid-19  virus, doing everything you can to make sure your patients have the best chance of survival.  We celebrate your victories and mourn your losses with you.

We admire the physical and mental risks that Nurses take, as you care for patients and face your own vulnerabilities, to a virus that  is still spreading in variants across the country.  We appreciate the expertise and sacrifice of all Nurses caring for critically ill persons.  We also also honor Nurses administering Covid-19 Vaccinations while promoting access and encouraging others to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their families, and their communities from this illness.

Each day, take professional and personal time to care for yourself. Pause to realize the comfort and good you have provided to so many people.

The Nursing Friends of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House  thank you and celebrate Nurses Week with you! 

Victoria Brzustowicz

An Open Letter to Nurses from the Nursing Friends of the Anthony Museum

An Open Letter to Nurses from

#susanbthanksnurses

Dear Nurses:

We are an ad hoc group of leaders in nursing education, research, and practice who are thinking of you.

We appreciate the stresses you are experiencing as you care for persons who are victims of Covid-19. We praise your life-sustaining care and support.

You are dedicated nurses who are tireless in preventing further deleterious effects during patients’ struggles to survive. We know so many are recovering, thanks to your care. We also understand that it is heartbreaking when someone does not survive, despite your excellent care.

We admire the nursing care you are giving to patients, and we appreciate that you are providing a caring presence for those who cannot have family members or loved ones at their bedside during this pandemic.

We are thinking of you. We appreciate you. We thank you.

Sincerely, the Nursing Friends of the Anthony Museum

Calls to Action

Nurses: Amidst this this historic health crisis, we encourage you to record or share your stories using #susanbthanksnurses, to forward them to the Rochester Medical Museum and Archives, attention Kathleen Britton, curator, here.

Friends of Nurses: We encourage you to express your support by lighting a candle in honor of nurses and midwives, and post an image to social media using #susanbthanksnurses

*The Nursing Friends of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House was formed in 2009 to create and promote the connections between nursing, Susan B. Anthony, and Rochester’s history. Learn more about this group here.