Carrie McNulty, RN Labor and Delivery Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Rosa, California

Carrie was nominated by a patient:

"Carrie was so compassionate and stayed with me and my husband in our room and really comforted us after my baby passed away and labor was induced. She explained exactly what was going to happen physically and how they were going to try to help me deliver with as little pain as possible. I can't put into words the comfort, compassion, and care that she showed us...it was not so much in what she said, but more in her presence. She was with me when they gave me pitocin and helped me through the contractions. She was very positive and kept saying "When you get pregnant again...". She never once said "if". This is exactly what we needed to hear.

Before Carrie's shift ended, she introduced me to the new nurse who was to stay with me until after I delivered. I could tell that Carrie would have stayed with me if she could. Later that night, Carrie went out of her way to call to see how I was doing and to let me know she was thinking about me. Just that little bit of extra effort on her part made me feel really special. I know that Carrie was just doing her job by taking care of my physically, but the emotional support was more than I could ever have hoped for and above and beyond anything I could have asked for from the nurses at Kaiser".