Sarah Caelwaerts created a compassionate environment where any student could learn. She used multiple learning techniques so that each type of learner, including visual, auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic could learn the information she was teaching us. Sarah also would not tell us the answers to our questions she would challenge us to do our research and follow up with her after we have found the answer to our question. She also had a significant impact on me in learning the mechanism of action and why a patient may be receiving a medication before administering the medication to the patient. Before my clinical with Sarah, I had a frightening situation occur with a patient with a psychological diagnosis. When I received my assignment in clinical for a patient who also suffered from a psychological diagnosis I was worried and scared due to my recent encounter, but I knew that I had to face my fears and Sarah helped me to do that. While caring for this patient the second day an unfortunate event happened involving the patient and myself, resulting in an injury. Sarah stayed by my side and made sure that I was okay afterward and checked in throughout the day, ensuring that I was still able to continue clinical. Not only did this situation leave an impact on my life, but so did Sarah with her unbelievable compassionate care not only for the patients but also for her students.

I believe that Sarah does not only demonstrate two of the characteristics but all of the above characteristics. One of the biggest characteristics that Sarah demonstrated was that she helped us learners connect theoretical concepts to clinical practice, which prompted us students to think critically. Sarah would challenge us to figure out everything about our patient's diagnosis and why things occurred. One example I have is when my patient's sodium was very low, and Sarah asked me what we should be concerned about happening with the patient, but she would not just tell me the answer. Sarah would have us students do our research and find our answers ourselves. Another characteristic that Sarah demonstrated was that she facilitated learner development, socialization, and interprofessional communication. Sarah would always be there for us during the day but encouraged us to talk to the patient's nurse about questions that we could get used to using our peers to help rather than asking her every time. This helped all of us learn how to communicate with others that we may not be comfortable talking to and form those communication skills that are needed in the healthcare workplace. Overall, Sarah was an amazing clinical instructor and will forever leave an impact on my life, as she is someone I look up to for my future career as a Registered Nurse.