LYNDSEY
LYNDSEY HARPER
OCCUPATION: CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE
EMPLOYED: CANDLER INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Working in the ICU isn’t for everyone. Not many can step up in
the face of death, sickness, injury and still know what to do without
crippling under the pressure. “You have to be kind of crazy, a little
weird,” Lyndsey said. “When you’re busy saving lives you don’t get
to think about them as a mother or a father.” Just the same, no one,
not even a battle-hardened nurse, is immune from humanity. Lyndsey
recalls a woman who passed on Thanksgiving of 2016, surrounded by
family. Something about her touched Lyndsey. “People die every day,
but I cried for her. I’m still in touch with her family even now.”
GABRIELLE
GABRIELLE LAWRENCE
OCCUPATION: RN, MSN, CNN
EMPLOYED: FRESENIUS MEDICAL/SAVANNAH TECH
HOMETOWN: SAVANNAH, GA
EDUCATION: MSN GRADUATE EXCELSIOR COLLEGE
Gabrielle Lawrence is a nurse that leads by example. “Lifestyle
modification improves overall wellness and boosts quality of life.”
Realizing what an impact her own health can be on her practice, she is
living proof of what discipline and clear goals can achieve. Her positive
attitude has proven infectious, and her dedication to physical fitness,
exercising three times a week, has shown her patients what can be
achieved by hard work. Although she would never use the term role
model, it’s certainly something her patients can look to for inspiration
as they look to improve their own health.
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