Recently, we asked our Community of Compassion to share a time when a nurse touched their lives. We had so many touching responses that we had to capture them and pass them on.

During my mothers’ passing, a hospice nurse agreed to take in my mother’s dog. This little dog was her love. At the moment the nurse whom I have now become friends with, Yvonne Villanueva Mercado, agreed to take my mom’s little Lucy, my mom passed. A few seconds later Lucy began to howl & cry outside, as she knew my precious mom had just left for Heaven. My sister & I were stunned that Lucy felt her leave. This nurse not only took care of my mom but gave her peace before she passed by taking in and loving Lucy. God bless our nurses!!!

During the passing away of my father there were 2 nurses at the hospital who brought great compassion and comfort to my family and myself. They helped make this very difficult time in our lives a little better. I have no words to describe how amazing and remarkable these 2 nurses were. May god bless and thank every nurse out there.

I had an amazing nurse after I gave birth to my son. She made me feel so safe and unjudged. My body experienced some of the strangest, most embarrassing and often painful things. She cleaned me up without batting an eyelash. She rubbed my back, held my hand, brought me cold Gingerale. She just went above and beyond!

MET ONE OF MY BEST BUDDIES IN THE TRAUMA UNIT, 9 YEARS AGO

Almost a year ago my 11 year old daughter had spinal fusion surgery and had to stay in the hospital for 6 days. Since this was the 1st time she had ever been in the hospital or had surgery it was very stressful for her, my husband and me. We had several nurses that really made an impression on us for their care, compassion, competence, hard work and seemingly endless energy. We couldn’t thank them enough for all they did and how much easier they made the whole experience!!

My Daughter is a Certified Registered Nurse we’re so proud of her. It took a lot of hard work, but it certainly paid off. Proud Mom and Dad.

My sister, brother in law, and two of my best friends became R.Ns and I am glad because they are the most compassionate people I know and I am glad to know the love I receive from them is the same kind of love they give their patients.

When my mom was sick with Leukemia the nurses were always so efficient and took such good care of her. I think that is part of the reason I am a nurse today.

My mom and her younger sister are both RNs, they taught me how to care for others, be compassionate and a comfort. Love them so much for what they do for others. 

I’m a CNA at a nursing home and the nurses that I have been blessed to work with are beyond incredible. Many times I hear them say how they haven’t had a chance to go to the bathroom or take a lunch break just because they chose to put our residents first. The leadership they have shown to me while they’re on (and off) the floor makes them extraordinary, for it has shown me that patient care is their priority.  But the most important way in which my floor nurses have touched me is in the way they care, not only for the residents, but for all. From encouraging me in my studies by answering all the questions I thrown at them about nursing, to offering a hug and a shoulder to lean on for family members who have lost a loved one, to coming up with plans to celebrate a milestone in another coworker’s life. Nursing friendships are unlike any other.

When my husband and I lost our baby, it wasn’t the doctor that consoled me, it was the nurse. As they wheeled me in to surgery, the tears started to fall down my face, and she held my hand and cried with me. That simple act will forever stay with me.

I’m married to one so she touches my life every day. I’ve held her while she cried after especially depressing days at work. Then she picked up her stethoscope and went back to work the next day. For 30 years.

Nurse Mary is the reason I wanted to be a nurse. I ended up not being a nurse but instead a medical assistant.

When I was a teenager I went through a traumatic experience that brought me years of PTSD and depression. Because of this I had many a nurse care for me. Those nurses changed my life and it is the reason I am now an RN of 17 years who is now in Grad School to become an NP.

It’s been so long but there was a nurse at Children’s Hospital that really touched my daughters heart. All the nurses in the oncology department are great they take great care of kids but there’s always 1 that touches hearts…

Five years ago, it was a nurse, who with her knowledge, love for her profession and a stethoscope, found a murmur in my new born baby’s heart, which went unnoticed by two or three doctors. Being a nurse myself, I feel very proud of my profession and my fellow sisters!

My daughter is an RN—soon to be NP–and she has changed my life in a multitude of ways. Specifically, the care and compassion that she shows her patients in the ER and her students in the classroom is a model for me as I strive to be more like her!

The first nurse who really touched my life was Mrs. Gillis. She was the head nurse in the Pediatrics Unit at St. Francis Hospital in San Francisco in 1967. There was another girl and myself who had undergone major spinal surgery and both of our families lived a distance away. She was the first person we saw each morning and her cheerfulness and compassion was tremendous. She made sure her “teens” had as much to do as possible as we lay flat on our backs recovering before being placed into body casts. I loved that woman! She made the return trip for the second surgery, not as daunting.

I had the good fortune to be born to a nurse! She had lots of friends who were also nurses, so my childhood and youth were enhanced by the most caring people in the world!

When my daughter died at the hospital in Neo Natal intensive care unit, I was in another hospital recovering from the delivery. When I got to the hospital there was a lot of confusion and it took a long time for me to see my baby. Finally she was given to me by a very special nurse who handed to me my deceased baby. When office people wanted to take my daughter to the morgue, I was even more heartbroken, but the nurses that were there with my baby when she died made sure that I had my baby with me until I WAS READY to let go…… Without them I would not have spent those very special moments we shared……….Just my baby and me. Forever Thank You.

I’m very proud of my daughter who will be an RN IN May. She has a wonderful heart and will be a great nurse.

My mother’s Oncology Nurse was and is awesome. She has always had a positive attitude and kind words. She has made this battle easier on all of us. My mom is now in remission and we owe all the praise to God for giving us a great nurse and doctors.

When my son was 3 weeks old he had to have emergency surgery, I was so scared the nurse on duty made sure I was able to have our own room and a geri chair so I could sleep (no way I was leaving) she brought me coffee, sat down and talked after her shift. She made it so much easier and thats when I decided to work my way up and follow in her foot steps.

Please feel free to add your experiences in the comments of this blog.
Thank you,
Michael and Frida Donner