For children at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, a smile can mean many things. Pride after a productive physical therapy session. Excitement about an ability once lost and now regained. Delight in finding a new friend—or a favorite nurse. The power of smiles is what prompted nurses on Gillette’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit to create their very own music video highlighting the spirit and resilience of the patients on their unit. Fittingly, the music video is set to acclaimed singer and YouTube sensation Alex Boye’s song “Smiles for Life” (used with permission). Learn more: http://www.gillettechildrens.org/blog....

Nurses throughout the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit contributed to the video’s energetic and upbeat feel. One brought in dressup clothes from home and arranged a “parade” of patients around the hospital. Night shift nurses playfully rolled, pedaled and wheeled down the skyway. Doctors and therapists even joined the fun.

Behind the video’s fun is a serious message—one that nurses hope resonates with everyone who watches the video. “We wanted to focus on our patients’ strength and abilities, not their disability,” says Emily Syverson, R.N. “These kids work so hard on a daily basis. A simple task to us is not simple for them.”