Professor Murphy taught my clinical during my senior year. When we went onto the pediatrics floor, she ensured that every student had the opportunity to care for a variety of patients. By the end of clinical, she had taken the time to administer g-tube medications to one of the long-term complex patients on the unit with all nine students in our group. Although it took a lot of time out of her morning schedule, she never rushed us and truly allowed us to learn in a very hands-on manner.

When it was my turn, I remember she made both me and the patient comfortable. She taught me to listen to the patient and her tips and tricks for administering medications through her g-tube. This taught me therapeutic communication skills and how to give pediatric patients a sense of autonomy. Today, this memory is still something | frequently revisited as a defining moment in my education journey.

When clinical days were slow, she would often provide alternative ways of learning, providing research, or asking our opinions on evidence-based practice or ethical dilemmas within pediatric nursing. What I enjoyed most of all was that she always chose topics that interested us. She truly listened to each student and helped make our pediatrics clinical applicable to whatever field of nursing we chose to enter. She also baked treats for us to enjoy post-conference every week.

Overall, Professor Murphy displayed so much thoughtfulness in every aspect of nursing, especially as an instructor. She listens to students, provides valuable feedback, and leads students to think critically through nursing concepts, ethical dilemmas, and evidence-based practice. As a future pediatric emergency medicine nurse, I look up to Professor Murphy as an example of the type of nurse I want to be. As nurses, we often teach the next generation regardless of if we pursue education as a career path. I plan to apply the same teaching techniques utilized to make my students as comfortable as she made me feel.