Jamila Makokha
September 2022
Jamila
Makokha
,
RN
Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
ChildServe
Johnston
,
IA
United States
When Jamila said ‘hello’ to her and asked her how she was doing in Swahili, the smile on their face was so big.
Jamila is an amazing nurse and has a heart of gold. She is always going above and beyond for the kids as well as the staff. ChildServe’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit is so lucky to have her. Jamila’s presence makes the unit a better place!
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Jamila has so many talents and so much compassion. She started at ChildServe in 2014 as a respiratory therapist. Jamila is a team player and always has a positive attitude. A few years later, Jamila decided to pursue a nursing degree, which was a win for the nursing field and certainly for ChildServe!
After completing her degree in nursing, Jamila was a part of the first nursing residency program at ChildServe. During her time in the residency program, she fully engaged with the material and shared what she was learning with her team. To conclude the program Jamila completed a project on the medication administration process in collaboration with pharmacies and management to make improvements.
Jamila is compassionate, caring, a strong family advocate, and also bilingual! When a family came into the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit for extra training prior to going home, we realized the primary caregiver for the child only spoke Swahili. When Jamila said ‘hello’ to her and asked her how she was doing in Swahili, the smile on their face was so big. Jamila would take this family member to the cafe to help them find foods that they liked and translate the menu. She also taught other nurses how to say simple phrases to help this caregiver feel more comfortable.
We are so extremely lucky to have Jamila at ChildServe. She has an incredibly bright future ahead of her. Thank you, Jamila, for being one of the most versatile and caring nurses I know!
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Jamila has so many talents and so much compassion. She started at ChildServe in 2014 as a respiratory therapist. Jamila is a team player and always has a positive attitude. A few years later, Jamila decided to pursue a nursing degree, which was a win for the nursing field and certainly for ChildServe!
After completing her degree in nursing, Jamila was a part of the first nursing residency program at ChildServe. During her time in the residency program, she fully engaged with the material and shared what she was learning with her team. To conclude the program Jamila completed a project on the medication administration process in collaboration with pharmacies and management to make improvements.
Jamila is compassionate, caring, a strong family advocate, and also bilingual! When a family came into the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit for extra training prior to going home, we realized the primary caregiver for the child only spoke Swahili. When Jamila said ‘hello’ to her and asked her how she was doing in Swahili, the smile on their face was so big. Jamila would take this family member to the cafe to help them find foods that they liked and translate the menu. She also taught other nurses how to say simple phrases to help this caregiver feel more comfortable.
We are so extremely lucky to have Jamila at ChildServe. She has an incredibly bright future ahead of her. Thank you, Jamila, for being one of the most versatile and caring nurses I know!