Anna is a dedicated and compassionate nurse. She has excellent clinical skills. She demonstrates sound critical thinking skills. She shines in the compassionate care she provides her patients and the special connections she makes with patients and their families. She is the epitome of a professional, caring nurse & is years beyond her new grad status in nursing maturity.

Anna took care of a very emotionally-challenging patient. This patient was losing her battle with breast cancer. She was a young woman, who had not yet experienced many of the important life milestones we all take for granted, like marriage and children. Her family was very involved in her care and very supportive, but had difficulty coping with her decline and eventual death. We all had difficulty caring for this patient and her family. It was a case that impacted us all greatly.

Anna provided expert, holistic care to this patient and her family over several night shifts. Anna even came in on her night off to sit with the patient and her family through the night. Anna stayed at the bedside until the patient passed in the early morning hours, providing compassionate nursing presence in this family's time of need, their own personal "lady of the lamp."

Anna represents the nursing profession in a way that would make Florence Nightingale proud. In this family's time of misery and grief, Anna provided a constant, caring light. I believe Anna deserves great recognition for going above and beyond the call of duty.