[SamC.]

Hearkening to my miltary days...if you want to tip a nurse..If you really want to say thankyou, then write a professional KUDOS letter to the Hospital Administrator and cc to the Hospital CEO/Owner. This should make it's way into her professional file. Include girlfrends name, dates, the Nurses name/s and a brief summary of what the Nurse did and how it impacted the family...etc. You may have to dig a bit to get address info, etc, but it will be worth it. It could also turn into a "cash award" for the nurse.

If this is a bridge too far, then I concur with buying lunch for the whole floor - or perhaps both.

Semper fi, Sam