Skip to main content
Intended for healthcare professionals
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD
CPD Quizzes
CPD webinars on-demand
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD
CPD quizzes
CPD webinars on-demand
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
Menu
Toggle Navigation
Log in
Toggle Search
Search
Log in
Register
Subscribe
Organisational enquiries
Home
About
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Products and Services
Revalidation
Sustainability
Publish with RCNi
RCNi Discovery
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD
CPD Quizzes
CPD webinars on-demand
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD
CPD quizzes
CPD webinars on-demand
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
Comment
Jane Bates: A little appreciation goes a long way
A simple ‘thank you’ for a job well done costs nothing and is a positive among the tiredness and stress of nurses’ working lives, says Jane Bates
Jane Bates
Posted 17 January 2018 - 08:00
Related articles
Why feeling grateful is good for your health
The last thing you may feel at the end of a hard day at work is grateful for the good things...
28 Nov 2017
Jane Bates: Nursing attrition and the erosion of team spirit
With little time for clinical supervision, team meetings or teaching opportunities, problems...
22 Sep 2017
Number crunching: are there enough nurses?
Using freedom of information requests, the RCN has found that despite the Conservative party...
16 May 2017
Singer Paloma Faith pays tribute to 'incredible' NHS staff after birth of...
The nurses and midwives who cared for Paloma Faith during the birth of her first child have...
06 Dec 2016
5 Most Read Articles
Implementing debriefing after cardiac arrest: benefits and challenges
Why you should read this article: • To understand the benefits of debriefing following...
01 Jul 2024
Ambitious new curriculum redefines public health nursing standards
Recommended curriculum outlines what is expected of public health nurses
10 Apr 2019
Nursing student attrition: what's happening to the COVID-19 cohort?
Pandemic and cost of living adding to pressures on those due to graduate
16 Sep 2022
Mental health support: what can well-being advisers bring to your workplace?
Self-care advice and support in the workplace makes sense for morale and retention
05 Oct 2023
Immunotherapy could avert cancer relapse
Immunotherapy could prevent cancer cells that survive treatment from using the body’s own...
24 Oct 2017
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Other RCNi websites
RCNi Learning
RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi Nursing Jobs
RCNi Portfolio