Ms. Mead's exceptional detail to patient care does not go unnoticed. Colleagues noted her extraordinary compassion and kindness towards her patient in the PACU department as well as her dedicated care. Ms. Mead chose to work at Geisinger due to the overall focus on patient safety, nurse-to-patient ratios, great experiences, and the ability to grow as a nurse. She stated,” Personally, I enjoy the ever-changing pace of our unit. It's a constantly changing environment with different patients, surgeries, doctors, etc. This allows me to exercise my organizational skills, prioritizing, nursing skills, and critical thinking. It's a sense of satisfaction being part of a forward-moving process. Everyone working in PACU is important and I am proud to be working with an amazing team of people. In short, it's a team effort. I'm grateful for the people I've met here.”