1. To
whom
it
may
concern,
My
name
is
Andrea
Botelho
and
I
am
a
Registered
Nurse
on
the
Thoracic
Surgery/Medical
Surgical
unit
at
Massachusetts
General
Hospital
in
Boston.
I’ve
had
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
a
preceptor
for
Olivia
Ferrauilo
during
her
senior
practicum
over
the
last
few
months.
In
our
time
together,
I’ve
gotten
to
know
Olivia
and
watched
her
grow
to
become
more
comfortable
and
confident
in
her
practice
while
remaining
self-­‐aware
and
asking
questions.
I
admire
Olivia’s
fervor
and
inquisitive
nature,
and
believe
those
to
be
some
of
the
qualities
that
make
a
great
nurse.
It
is
with
great
pride
that
I
write
this
letter
recommending
Olivia
for
a
position
as
Registered
Nurse.
Olivia
has
had
exposure
to
a
high
acuity
patient
population
during
her
practicum;
working
with
patients
who
have
serious
medical
conditions,
who
have
had
major
surgeries,
often
times
with
tenuous
recoveries.
Olivia
has
maintained
her
composure
while
assisting
in
the
management
of
arrhythmias,
trached
and
non-­‐trached
patients
with
acute
respiratory
needs,
mobilizing
patients
with
multiple
tubes
and
lines,
and
soothing
patients
who
require
emotional
support
and
encouragement.
Working
one
on
one
with
Olivia,
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
know
her
as
a
student,
a
person,
and
have
been
lucky
to
foresee
what
she
will
be
like
working
as
a
new
nurse
in
her
own
practice.
Olivia
has
consistently
demonstrated
professionalism,
team
work,
the
willingness
and
ability
to
work
as
part
of
an
interdisciplinary
team
(i.e.,
Physical
Therapy,
Speech
Language
Pathology),
and
competency
in
providing
safe,
therapeutic,
and
patient-­‐and-­‐family-­‐centered
care.
If
I
had
to
choose
Olivia’s
best
quality,
I
would
say
that
it
is
her
ability
to
connect
with
patients.
What
stood
out
to
me
the
most
is
her
genuineness,
along
with
an
ability
to
truly
empathize
and
be
compassionate
toward
patients.
Olivia
took
the
time
to
get
to
know
her
patients.
I
was
impressed
at
how
patients
felt
comfortable
with
Olivia
and
entrusted
her
with
their
personal
thoughts
and
feelings.
It
takes
a
special
person
to
get
someone
to
open
up,
and
I
‘m
happy
that
Olivia
possesses
this
quality;
it
will
ensure
that
patients
feel
safe
and
comfortable
with
her.
For
all
of
the
above
listed
reasons
and
more,
it
is
with
great
pride
and
enthusiasm
that
I
recommend
Olivia
for
a
position
as
a
new
graduate
Registered
Nurse.
Please
feel
free
to
contact
me
with
any
questions:
Email
ABotelho5@partners.org
Phone
774-­‐930-­‐8353
Sincerely,
Andrea
Botelho,
BSN,
RN-­‐C