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September 13, 2016

To Whom It May Concern:

Brittany Dollarhide was my student during her 10 week psychiatric/mental health nursing clinical
rotation last semester. As a clinical instructor/lecturer with fifty years experience in various
psych nursing areas, I have a unique opportunity to become acquainted with my students as
individuals. Since they're learning to use their own personalities as a therapeutic tool, I try to
help them get to know themselves more in depth and as members of a team on our 3-unit
inpatient facility. During our psych rotation, they also experience working with older adults,
pediatric therapy services, and intensive adult outpatient group therapy. My goal for them is to
practice interpersonal relationship skills that can be generalized and applied to any nursing
endeavor they choose.
Brittany Dollarhide is one of those student nurses who stands out in my mind, because she is
outstanding on so many levels. When you interview her, Brittany may seem somewhat reticent
at first. Just remember that "still waters run deep" and that kind of depth - character, emotional
quotient, professionalism - is what we all want to see in our future nursing leaders. For some
reason, maybe life experience, Brittany is considerably more poised and mature than most
adults her age. In the midst of chaos (hospital or otherwise), you want her and that core
strength of hers to be on a front line team that brings order through focused holistic care.
Now the usual (but true) description of the strengths and attributes that Brittany will bring to your
organization: 1) a broad and in depth nursing knowledge base; 2) highly developed
technical/technology abilities; 3) excellent verbal/written communication skills and finally; 4) an
appreciation of the value of the continued application of evidenced-based nursing practice.
Please review her resume - her education, healthcare experiences, nursing extracurricular
activities, and skillset - all quite impressive! Here is someone who is ready to "hit the ground
running". When you meet her, you'll see that she personifies her defined "objective"- direct,
serious, no nonsense approach to expressing what she wants and what she is able to contribute
to your healthcare organization. Our University of Arizona College of Nursing (one of the top 25
in the country) B.S.N. program is proud to offer you such an accomplished RN-to-be as Brittany
Dollarhide. (And, hopefully, a DNP and/or PhD student-to-be, eventually!)
Sincerely,

Susan Markovich, RN, MSN

Clinical Instructor