October 2021
Ericka
Worthen
,
RN
NICU
St Mark's Hospital
Salt Lake City
,
UT
United States
Erika went out of her way to make these cute laminated cards for each of my kids with special messages from their bother with a picture of him.
I first met Ericka nine days after our 25 week old son was born. She was working on his cares and asked me if I wanted to change his diaper. I was frightened. I had only just touched him up to then. She could tell I wanted to say yes, but felt scared because I didn't want to hurt him. She very kindly offered to help me with it and walk me through everything. I've done many diaper changes before, but doing it on a micro-preemie baby scared me. With her help and her cheering me on saying “You got this momma!” I was able to calmly change his diaper with confidence and felt so great.
Ericka also has an amazing work ethic. She's very attentive with the babies she's assigned to. One night she was talking to another one of the great nurses there about how my kids were sad that they couldn't meet their brother until October. She went out of her way to make these cute laminated cards for each of them with special messages from their bother with a picture of him. It was such a sweet thought on her part. My kids love their cards and have them next to their nightstands and look at them every night or when they're feeling sad. That small act of kindness will never be forgotten. Not only does she genuinely care for our son when she's assigned to him, but also in a way took care of our other two kids by helping them feel connected to their brother with those special cards she made. We are thankful for her thoughtfulness.
Ericka also has an amazing work ethic. She's very attentive with the babies she's assigned to. One night she was talking to another one of the great nurses there about how my kids were sad that they couldn't meet their brother until October. She went out of her way to make these cute laminated cards for each of them with special messages from their bother with a picture of him. It was such a sweet thought on her part. My kids love their cards and have them next to their nightstands and look at them every night or when they're feeling sad. That small act of kindness will never be forgotten. Not only does she genuinely care for our son when she's assigned to him, but also in a way took care of our other two kids by helping them feel connected to their brother with those special cards she made. We are thankful for her thoughtfulness.