Since May 2022 I’ve been admitted to the hospital 9 times for infections. I’ve had several nurses care for me. Nick stands out from the rest.

Almost every visit I have been in a contact isolation room. I found being in isolation limits the time the nurses would come into my room. My isolation status did not limit Nick. He would check on me several times during the day to see if I needed anything. He also would take the time to talk to me. Overall Nick would make me feel like he really cared for my well-being.

In addition to all of my scheduled care, Nick took it upon himself to change the dressing on my back for my nephrectomy tube. I didn’t have to ask for this to be done, he voluntarily changed the dressing.

Anything he told me he would do for me, he managed to do and made sure to do before the end of his shift. Nick let me in on the “secret menu” for the daily meals which was awesome after staying in the hospital for over three weeks and having tried all of the other menu items. Nick made me feel like a friend more than just another patient.