Jennifer is a hardworking, dedicated nurse who serves as a bedside nurse and relief charge. She is a leader on her unit and throughout the hospital. During The COVID-19 pandemic, she stepped up - volunteering to work extra, taking call, volunteering for the COVID Unit. She worked diligently to provide peace, comfort, and care to patients - assuring them with love that they were not alone. She's held the hands of the dying. She bought colorful dry erase markers and wrote scripture, positive messages, or drew pictures to make the ICU/IMCU seem less cold and sterile.
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Jennifer is the greatest coworker and a wonderful nurse. My mom's friend, was a patient on my floor several times. Unfortunately, her last admission was her very last admission as she was not going to make it. Jennifer wanted to provide the best end-of-life care and after-care to auntie. She asked me if there was anything she needed to do in particular. I thought it was really sweet and thoughtful of her to be aware of any possible needs from a faith or cultural perspective. I spoke to the patient's son and relayed that a nurse asked if there was anything she needed to do for her shift when care is withdrawn. He immediately knew I was talking about Jennifer. He had many nice things to say about her. He and the family are very grateful for the care his mom received and Jennifer's compassion. He said this was her calling and you can tell she's one of the good nurses. He liked the other nurses as well, but he was very grateful to Jennifer. As a colleague, I can admire her work because she is the kind of nurse you'd want for yourself. And she is fantastic from the patient and patient's family point of view, as well.