Megan has a beautiful, positive attitude. She is caring, empathetic and always volunteering for whatever could improve the care in the department, to include helping other nurses with their clinical ladder. She also took the lead as the New Graduate Nurse Residency Coordinator for new nurses in the emergency department for 13 RNs, using her experience from her residency to mentor and educate future nurses.

On busy days when she is taking care of patients, she still takes the time to check in with her new graduates to make sure they have everything they need. She steps up at a moment’s notice to fill in for Clinical educator needs when the CE is on military duty (and never complains even if it is last minute.) Recently she gave a child her teddy bear that her husband had given her for their anniversary because the children were in the department while their mother was a patient. She also made sure all three children had a hot meal, helped with watching them, and made sure they had clean clothes.

She is not only a shoulder to cry on for patients but is a shoulder for our nurses, too. Supporting them through rough times at work and from home life (she keeps a box of tissue on standby.) The ED staff is so thankful for Megan and our patients are too.