July 25, 2022 -- Nurses Week is celebrated each year from May 6–12 to honor nurses for their contributions to the medical profession and their dedication to residents, as well as their continued sacrifices throughout the ongoing global pandemic.
This year, we asked team members to submit InspireMe recognitions for Clinical team members. We caught up with some of those amazing nursing team members so we can continue to recognize them all year long!
Read on to find out what being a nurse means to four Piedmont Gardens team members:
- Jerrilyn West, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens
- Fretchie Marie C. Racines, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens
- Emilia Membrere, LVN at Piedmont Gardens
- Ann Ret, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens
From Jerrilyn West, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens.
Q: What inspired you to become a nurse?
A: Like Florence Nightingale said, “To be a nurse is a calling”. I became a nurse because I would be able to serve and take care of my patients, especially elder patients.
Q: What’s the best part about being a nurse at HumanGood?
A: The staff treats each other not only as coworkers but more of a family.
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned during your time as a HumanGood nurse?
A: Be a good team player. Working as a team makes work easy. Helping each other makes work life easy and completes the job/task in the most effective and efficient way, which benefits our residents' care. I've also learned how to work efficiently under pressure.
From Fretchie Marie C. Racines, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens.
Q: What inspired you to become a nurse?
A: I was inspired by my family members who are in the medical field, and by the job fulfillment opportunities, good pay and benefits.
Q: What is your favorite memory during your time at HumanGood?
A: Being able to work with my team to provide quality service to our residents. My favorite is during holidays when everybody is merry and bright with all their beautiful outfits.
Q: What’s the best part about being a nurse at HumanGood?
A: The best part of being a nurse for me at Piedmont Gardens SNF is being with residents during their dying hours when nobody can be with them. I help keep them as pain-free as possible and provide them with compassion and dignity to their last breath.
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned during your time as a HumanGood nurse?
A: Being a nurse is a continuous learning experience. We never stop learning and growing for the sake of knowledge and innovation towards better service to our residents.
From Emilia Membrere, LVN at Piedmont Gardens.
Q: What inspired you to become a nurse?
A: I was inspired to become a nurse because I felt that I could give the miracle of healing to those who need care and attention.
Q: What’s the best part about being a nurse at HumanGood?
A: The best part of working at Piedmont Gardens is that I felt safer as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the cleanliness and infection control protocols.
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned during your time as a HumanGood nurse?
A: The most important thing I learned at Piedmont Gardens is that no job is too hard, and no job is too impossible if you have a good team and solid, trustworthy relationships.
From Ann Ret, LVN-LPN, a Charge Nurse at Piedmont Gardens.
Q: What inspired you to become a nurse?
A: My father, he convinced me that being a nurse is a good job. He is proud that I listened to the truth.
Q: What is your favorite memory during your time at HumanGood?
A: The memory of working with my HumanGood team– it feels like home for me. There is joy in belonging.
Q: What’s the best part about being a nurse at HumanGood?
A: I feel loved and cared for as part of the HumanGood team—so what I receive, I give to my residents.
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned during your time as a HumanGood nurse?
A: Health and happiness is the treasure not the money or gold. Life is precious. Even those who are sick want love, not just medicine. The most important thing I learned is that a smile can bring joy to our residents.
Thank you to Jerrilyn West, Fretchie Marie C. Racines, Emilia Membrere and Ann Ret from Piedmont Gardens!
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