May 2020
Rachel
Peladeau
,
RN
Labor and Delivery
Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
Nashville
,
TN
United States
I was nervous to have my baby. I was nervous to show up at my own place of work as a patient instead of being the nurse. I have never been on the other side before. How do those beds feel on my own back? What does IV placement feel like on the other side? I had so many questions. Even more so, I had never had a baby before and was only relying on my nursing education for the next 24 hours of labor and delivery. But I didn't have to rely on myself, because Rachel was there with her expertise and skills ready for me! Nurses don't nurse for the credit. It's not who we are. But the truth is that Rachel Peladeau does amazing things every day regardless of anyone noticing, and she deserves the credit.