February 2024
Angel
Behne
,
RN
Unit B-Insight
Peninsula Hospital
Knoxville
,
TN
United States
Her willingness to seek this support as necessary self-care is a great role model for her peers and colleagues; her candidness about her experiences is the pathway where leadership by example occurs.
Angel is a shining example of excellence. She covers numerous roles here at the hospital, and she shifts as needed to meet the scheduling and unforeseen circumstances. As a nurse practitioner student, she has covered admissions and being a house supervisor. She is just as quick to serve as a PC or even at the front desk. She exceeds the strict medical framework by also having a tremendous therapeutic presence with patients. As her preceptor for the therapy component, I got to observe her repeatedly step in to answer patients' questions that were more in the medical scope with a thorough answer at the patient's level of understanding. She is able to give relevant summaries for patient care just as easily to a therapist as to EMTs who are taking a patient to the emergency room. All of this exceptional care has continued without hesitation despite experiencing an injury during a physical hold. Angel seeks the support she needs to continue to provide excellent patient care and has faced the trauma of that injury bravely and consistently to ensure that she avoids burnout. Her willingness to seek this support as necessary self-care is a great role model for her peers and colleagues; her candidness about her experiences is the pathway where leadership by example occurs. She is reducing the stigma within healthcare of utilizing additional support after a traumatic experience. She stands in the gap, not only for her patients but also among her peers, by refusing to let self-care get glossed over.