May 2023
Sandra
McKinley
,
RN
VNA Health Group Nurse Family Partnership
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group
Freehold
,
NJ
United States
Sandra provides evidence-based education and support to her families in their native tongue and advocates for them when working with other health care providers and programs.
Sandra consistently goes over and above to ensure that her clients receive the best care and support for themselves and their families. She is multilingual, speaking English, Spanish, Creole and French. This allows her to provide services to a diverse group of people, including the Hispanic and Haitian immigrant population. Sandra provides evidence-based education and support to her families in their native tongue and advocates for them when working with other health care providers and programs. She builds strong relationships with her families due to her sensitivity and celebration of other cultures and the high level of compassionate care she provides. Her families frequently recognize her on client satisfaction surveys for her exceptional care.
Sandra is knowledgeable of the resources in her community and collaborates frequently with partners and agencies to make sure her families benefit from the services available. She recently had a family who was struggling to obtain food due to loss of employment and lack of transportation. Every week, Sandra would go to the local food pantry to pick up food and deliver it to her family.
Community partners also recognize her as a resource and support for families and children. Sandra is frequently recognized by name on client satisfaction surveys for the care she provides. This is a client comment from a recent survey. “ My nurse is Miss Sandra. I am very grateful for the (NFP) program but especially for her. She has helped me greatly, more than I could have hoped. Her advice, way of explaining and clearing up my doubts have been a huge help. In addition, she was with me in the hospital, accompanying me and making sure that I was receiving the best care. If it was possible I would give a rating higher than 5 for the services she has provided to me. “