September 2023
Justina L.
Proue
,
RN
Medical Cardiology ICU
Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Rochester
,
MN
United States
She took the time to explain heart function to us by drawing a diagram of blood flow on the whiteboard.
My 69-year-old fiancé suffered a heart attack in the early morning hours at our home. We met Justina that day. She was very quick to respond to J's monitors. She took the time to explain heart function to us by drawing a diagram of blood flow on the whiteboard. Then, got us better drawings on paper and explained again with different colored pens so we could take the information with us. She wrote us a card!! This we will keep in our memory book-though we will be talking about Justina for years to come without that sweet reminder. Justina dropped in on Monday - even though it wasn't her day to work - to check on J. He had spilled some popcorn in his bed, which the new nurse knew. I asked Justina if she could find someone to change the sheets, but she did it herself!