Jennifer R Vecellio
November 2024
Jennifer R
Vecellio
,
RN
Oncology
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro
,
VT
United States
Jen treats every patient as a unique, special, and precious human being who deserves respect, love, care, and the best medical care that the facility can provide.
I am writing this letter to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary care that I receive from RN Jennifer Vecellio on an ongoing basis. She embodies the best of a healthcare professional who brings that exquisite combination of medical expertise, a wonderful sense of humor, and human compassion to her workday in and day out.
I have been receiving IVIG every 6 or 7 weeks in what was Short Stay and is now the Oncology Department for about 12 years now. Once Short Stay was shut down during the pandemic, I became a “regular” in the infusion section of the Oncology Department. Jen has been my primary attending nurse about 80-90% of the time while receiving my IVIG over the past few years. As such, she has attended to me many, many times. Furthermore, due to the roughly 8 hours that I sit in the infusion center receiving the IVIG (the rate of infusion is slow because I get rashes if it goes any faster), I witness Jen attending to many other patients who receive treatment. She provides each and every one of them with the same quality of care that I receive. Allow me to explain…
Some of the qualities that make Jen such a gifted and effective nurse are as follows:
She is always cheery when I first arrive; she inquires in a caring and focused way on how I am doing; she listens really well to what I am saying and responds appropriately; she explains clearly what she is doing when she is carrying out any procedure and is open to any suggestions I may have about how to proceed; she is friendly; she has a relaxed way about her; she has a ready smile and a easy laugh in conversation; she is flexible and practical in her treatment; she has demonstrated a deep knowledge of this field when I ask more technical questions about a drug or certain treatment and their consequences (and as a professor, I ask a lot); she shares about herself appropriately in a personal and totally professional manner when she does share; she treats everyone- regardless of identity or background- with the same respect and attention that I receive; she is willing to sit and chat in a professional manner about life and about what is really going on with a patient such that you feel she is not in a hurry and cares about what you are saying; she attends to all the administrative parts of my care, such as scheduling or communication with my PCP in an efficient and open fashion; she has a great laugh…
In short, Jen treats every patient as a unique, special, and precious human being who deserves respect, love, care, and the best medical care that the facility can provide.
As you can see, I think she is an exemplary nurse, and I feel blessed and am so grateful that I have the benefit of her wonderful care. BMH is lucky to have her.
I have been receiving IVIG every 6 or 7 weeks in what was Short Stay and is now the Oncology Department for about 12 years now. Once Short Stay was shut down during the pandemic, I became a “regular” in the infusion section of the Oncology Department. Jen has been my primary attending nurse about 80-90% of the time while receiving my IVIG over the past few years. As such, she has attended to me many, many times. Furthermore, due to the roughly 8 hours that I sit in the infusion center receiving the IVIG (the rate of infusion is slow because I get rashes if it goes any faster), I witness Jen attending to many other patients who receive treatment. She provides each and every one of them with the same quality of care that I receive. Allow me to explain…
Some of the qualities that make Jen such a gifted and effective nurse are as follows:
She is always cheery when I first arrive; she inquires in a caring and focused way on how I am doing; she listens really well to what I am saying and responds appropriately; she explains clearly what she is doing when she is carrying out any procedure and is open to any suggestions I may have about how to proceed; she is friendly; she has a relaxed way about her; she has a ready smile and a easy laugh in conversation; she is flexible and practical in her treatment; she has demonstrated a deep knowledge of this field when I ask more technical questions about a drug or certain treatment and their consequences (and as a professor, I ask a lot); she shares about herself appropriately in a personal and totally professional manner when she does share; she treats everyone- regardless of identity or background- with the same respect and attention that I receive; she is willing to sit and chat in a professional manner about life and about what is really going on with a patient such that you feel she is not in a hurry and cares about what you are saying; she attends to all the administrative parts of my care, such as scheduling or communication with my PCP in an efficient and open fashion; she has a great laugh…
In short, Jen treats every patient as a unique, special, and precious human being who deserves respect, love, care, and the best medical care that the facility can provide.
As you can see, I think she is an exemplary nurse, and I feel blessed and am so grateful that I have the benefit of her wonderful care. BMH is lucky to have her.