April 2023
Elaine
Navarro
,
RN
Neuroscience Unit
Sutter Health Eden Medical Center
Castro Valley
,
CA
United States
Stop by the 4th floor any time, and you will see her seasonal murals displayed behind the desk! It is a bright spot for staff, patients, and visitors alike, and she offers her skills freely.
Elaine Navarro has worked night shift on the 4th floor for nearly eight years. In that time she has excelled as both a neuroscience nurse, a stepdown nurse, a preceptor, a relief charge nurse..as a friend and a coworker. I've lost count of how many patients have lauded her care and attention as a highlight of their stay. As a preceptor she has trained so many of her colleagues with compassion, patience, and excellence. As a relief charge nurse, she is calm, level-headed, and organized. Not only that, Elaine is an amazing artist. Stop by the 4th floor any time, and you will see her seasonal murals displayed behind the desk! It is a bright spot for staff, patients, and visitors alike, and she offers her skills freely. Elaine always has a smile ready and it always lights up a room. The 4th floor operates well in no small part because of Elaine, and I need to recognize her for what she gives to her patients, her peers, the organization, and the nursing profession.