I knew Deyonna loved being a nurse the first time she entered my room. Her 100-watt smile lit up my heart. Her presence and laughter made me let go of the stress I was hiding without her knowing. She made me feel better and relaxed. Sometimes it takes more than a pill to help a person recover, it takes a person with a warm caring heart and sincere concern to accomplish that without even trying. Nurse Deyonna is very special sometimes you need someone like her more than a pill or shot to feel better.
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Nurse Deyonna was wonderful, when she first walked into my room her beautiful smile just lit up my room, she was very attentive to my needs, making sure I was comfortable. I was concerned about my blood pressure fluctuation and my oxygen numbers, she put my mind at ease when my pressure went higher than my normal level, and the progress I was making on my oxygen numbers. While weaning me off the oxygen, she made sure I was feeling ok with each new level as she adjusted the oxygen machine. She was a breath of fresh air with her easy-going personality, she brought needed calmness into my life during a time when I was feeling very stressed. Her laughter made me laugh and helped me to release a lot of the pinned-up stress I was hiding inside. She deserves to be recognized for being a great nurse. She administered the best medicine you have in your hospital a great smile, laughter, concern, calmness, and most of all compassion.