Nursing student makes difference in life of UPMC heart patient
Published 01.08.2024
Jordyn G. Nichols, a sophomore pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing, was featured in a Jan. 6 Williamsport Sun-Gazette story for the care she provided to a patient’s pup. When Chad Losell learned the arrangements he’d made for his dachshund, Fozzie, to be cared for while he had heart surgery had fallen through, he considered postponing the life-saving procedure.
“It obviously was causing tremendous stress on him, and I just wanted to take care of that completely,” Nichols told the Sun-Gazette’s Pat Crossley. In addition to her studies, Nichols is a patient care technician for UPMC Williamsport and a frequent dog sitter.
“I would like people to know that when most people would have turned away, she stepped up and made a difference in someone’s life. She needs to be recognized for that, and she should be very proud of the person that she’s become,” Losell, now back home after the surgery, told Crossley.