VALUING EXPERIENCE Boone surgical team welcomes experienced nurse Julie Brown, BSN, RN. Caroline Siener, BSN, RN, Julie Brown and Skylar Gooch, BSN, RN
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ulie A. Brown BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN is known for being a fabulous nurse by her patients and her coworkers. “I've been doing this a long time, and I take the 'mom approach' I think,” says Julie, “If a patient or a coworker needs a hug, I give them a hug. If they need a little pep talk, I give them a little pep talk.” Joining the Boone Health team in 2022, Julie’s team was thrilled to have an
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experienced nurse like Julie join them. “I spent 38 years at a different hospital and the last couple of years, I just didn’t feel valued. Leadership felt distant or they did not value experience,” says Julie. Working in the surgical services department, Julie quickly felt at home. “The first day I was so impressed. They have ‘Boone Beginnings’ where leadership came and introduced themselves to us.
Then my manager Galina had lunch with me, and I got to know her and learn about the team,” says Julie. On her first day on the floor, Julie met her fellow nurses, the support staff, and the medical staff she would be working with. Julie found everyone to be very friendly, and she instantly liked the team approach to patient care. As she went throughout her day, she also found the
