Professor Bridge exemplifies the professional nurse, nurse educator, and nurse leader. Her investment in the students who will soon be registered nurses is evidence of their preparedness to enter the field as fully-equipped professionals.

Professor Bridge is a remarkable nurse leader and educator. She devotes time to personal contact with her students through virtual appointments; this time is quality time, and she demonstrates interest in her students as individuals, counseling, encouraging, and inspiring them. As an educator, Professor Bridge challenges students to go beyond what they have done in the past and to do so with excellence. Professor Bridge makes herself available whenever students have needs; she is an amazing communicator.

Dr. Bridge showed compassion to me during a time of need and worry. She provided words of courage and perseverance to press on in my current classes as we worked out "kinks" in my degree plan. She provided contentment for me as I awaited answers by offering prayer. Dr. Bridge showed integrity being transparent throughout the communication we had.