The nurse for the first two days of the patient’s stay was Rachel. Rachel is a one-of-a-kind nurse. Within just a few minutes, the patient’s family knew that she was going to be just what they needed to get started on the road to recovery. She had a smile on her face and explained everything that she was doing when she was caring for and assessing the patient. The patient’s family knew after watching her care for the patient that the patient was in the right place with her caring for him.

The patient’s family experienced Rachel working with her students. Rachel was just as patient and calm with those students as she was with the patient’s family. She included the patient in the education that she was giving to the students and the patient was able to learn right along with them. Even when Rachel was not the patient’s nurse, she made sure to encourage the patient as he was walking the hallways. Those little things were a huge motivator for the patient to get up and keep moving. The patient said, “She is one of the best nurses I have ever had.”