The Planetree Society of Kindness

Token 1559

Hi,

My name is Theresa Cirelli and I recently joined Bert Fish a Planetree facility. One of my reasons for choosing Bert Fish was for its commitment to patient care evidenced by its affiliation with Planetree.  having been in nursing for over 30 years I have committed myself to promoting the best quality care possible treating all patients as I would my family. I have passed on my token to Christen one of my RN's. As a new Director in the facility I was able to evaluate all the caregivers and have found Christen Robinson to be embody the art of patient care. She is always willing to assist and puts the patient first.

~Theresa Cirelli, Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Token 1811

I received the coin from Enid Cuadra,RN. She told me that  she passed on the coin to me for the following reasons.  I have demonstrated compassionate attitude and has always shown devotion and committment in providing excellent care to our patients in med-surg floor 3B MOFH. I felt proud of myself for receiving the coin.   I am proud of my work ,likes working in 3B  and I felt happy to be recognized. Thanks, Planetree!

~Doris G. Madarang, RN, VA Southern Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nev.

Token 2094

I received the coin for answering the right question at a PlaneTree retreat.  I passed it on to John Weinstein who is an outstanding employee in Engineering's ground crew.  He is a terrific person, who has a smile on his face, who is constantly kind and a wonderful role model.  I felt like this coin should go to him quickly and he was also the first one I thought of when the word kindess was discussed.

~Sherry Hughes, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Tex.

Token 2648

Mr.Vogel stated he gave me the coin because of the support and inspiration I have given him.

I am passing the coin to Julieta McLeod, RN. Ms.McLeod went above and beyond in helping a veteran receive the proper treatment and level of care she deserved. Ms.McLeod was contacted by a supervisor from a private nursing home concerning the care and welfare of a new resident  to her home. The resident was a female veteran with specific mental and physical needs that this nursing home was unable to meet satisfactorily. The supervisor contacted Ms.McLeod seeking help in placement of the veteran.  Ms.McLeod was successful in getting the veteran to the proper level of care.

~Dai Long, VA Medical Center, Waco, Tex.

Token 2513

I received the coin from my friend, Sarah Townsend, for my encouraging presence and for recognition of the kind and compassionte care I give to my patients as a nurse assistant.

I would like to pass this coin onto to Cher Nichol.  She is an RN in the OB department.  We recently had a patient who had made some bad choices during her pregnancy and she was suffering from the consequences.  Cher, as her nurse, was very kind and compassionate and I personally witnessed Cher give this patient some reassuring words and a some love that sincerely touched the patient heart as well as my own.  Cher deserves this recognition.

~Carmen Rasmussen, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, Calif.

Token 1039

I received the coin from Tina Hernandez for assiting her in getting a patient ready for transport to SDU. I was acting as charge nurse that day and I always try to assist the other staff in urgent and emergent situations to lessen their stress and help with safe patient handling but this is what we all do.

I gave the coin to Roberta Smith RN for her continued vigilence and advocacy to get her patient to a higher level of care when she noticed he was not responding effectively to his treatment regimine.

~Debbie Littlefield RN, VA Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Token 1731

I received this token after completing the two-day Planetree Coordinator Training in my hometown of San Diego. During this experience I was able to gain a clear perspective on what I believe healthcare should be all about. I also learned that we will be faced with times of chaos and barriers, but we will continue to persevere through it all. As John Quincy Adams once wrote, "Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." We need to be the change that we can ensure will carryon long after we're gone.

~Amanda Zapata, Parkside Special Care Center, El Cajon, Calif.

Token 2648

Dr. Brown said that I was a kind person and always went that extra mile for patients and employees.

I am passing the token coin onto my Nurse Manager, Ms. Jean Long.  She always makes time for employees. She is very supportive of individuals, and is not judgemental in a situation involving her staff.  She will request heir input before making a decision, and she will state what justification supports that  decision.

~Tom Vogel, MSN, RN, VA Medical Center, Waco, Tex.

Token 1039

I received the coin a few days ago from a co-worker, Miss Vangie Gepielago.  She herself is a very hard worker and though she is an LPN and I, an RN, I've learned a few things from her over the past two years that I've been here.  I think it is great being recognized with a "planetree coin," however, I love what I do and that has its own reward.  I am blessed to have been fortunate to work with nurses who are team players and you'll often find us lending a hand to help out our co-workers as it requires.  I've passed the coin along to Miss Debbie Littlefield who is very deserving of the recognition... she is known for often going above and beyond! 

~Tina M. Hernandez, MOFH Nellis AFB, VA Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Token 1953

I went into the hospital on 5/7/10 for an illness that would keep me there for six days and Alicia Perez was one of my nurses.  All the nurses were good to me but Alicia always had a smile on her face and a peppiness to her that no other nurse did.  She was funny and very engaging and always made sure that I felt like I was the only patient on the floor.  She is the only one who would take into account that I was not able to sleep much so she would shut my door for noise level reasons.  She was sweet and kind and very determined to have my experience in the hospital a little better even though I was very ill. 

~Kathleen L. Lopez-Patlan, VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.V.