Recommendation Letter

Student: Romero Olga

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My contact with this student:

I had the pleasure of working with the above student during the Fall 2021 semester at The University of Arizona College of Nursing. I
taught Olga in her 2nd semester course entitled “Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family: Nursing 368.” This course included theoretical
concepts, principles, and techniques for providing care to the childbearing family. Clinical practice focused on the application of theory
and the provision of nursing care to women (gynecological, antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal), newborns, and their families.

In addition, I observed this student actively participating in clinical development sessions including simulation and lab
settings.

Faculty Evaluation of Student

Outstanding Above Average Average Below Average Unknown
Academic Achievement X
Attitude toward learning new concepts X
Clinical Competence X
Critical Thinking Skills X
Leadership Ability X
Dependability X
Interpersonal Skills X
Verbal Communication X
Written Communication X
Working With Patients/ Families X
Organizational Skills X
Problem-Solving Ability X
Flexibility X
Ability to Work Well With Others X

Additional Comments:
What are the applicant’s major strengths?

Olga was one of the strongest students in Nursing 368. Due to an emergency at home, she missed 2 weeks of lecture that
involved all of our frontloading. Olga was very proactive and made up everything she needed to do and performed very
well throughout the course in theory and clinical. She was always on time for the clinical setting and prepared for the day.
She is very organized and always turned in assignments on time. Olga is very caring toward the patients she takes care
of, and was very eager to learn and continually sought out ways to enhance her learning experience in the clinical setting,
as well as the classroom. I highly recommend Olga for this program.

What areas need further improvement? None at this time, Olga will be an excellent candidate for the VALOR program.

If you have further questions concerning this applicant, please feel free to contact me at 520-621-7081

Signature: Date: 02/15/2022

Melanie Welch
Lecturer
University of Arizona College of Nursing
520-626-7571
mwelch7@email.arizona.edu