March 2014
Clare
Plonka
,
RN, BSN
NICU
Beaumont Hospital Troy
Troy
,
MI
United States
For Clare, her own patient put it into words how wonderful and helpful Clare is as a nurse. The patient writes that she came into the hospital to have her baby alone. No support. The patient's mother could only visit a few minutes each day but was not able to help her with the baby. The first day she met Clare they connected. Clare was there to guide her with her newborn with everything from bathing, nursing and cuddling. According to the patient, "Clare is an angel from God." Being a new mom can be tough but Clare made it that much easier. Clare's nominator wanted to give her a gift and decided to write a fabulous note "Thank You for your time and effort and for touching my heart".