APPOINTED COVID-19 NURSE
Krista Borrego, RN, BSN'12
Pictured l-r: Cassidy Moore, UW Nursing Student, and Borrego
Heightened Purpose
My name is Krista Borrego, known to the school as Krista Moore, nursing graduating class of 2012. In mid-March, the nurses on my floor and I were designated the COVID-19 nurses of Denver Health Medical Center. Though frightened, we all had a sense of duty: this is what we signed up for, to help others and to save lives.
The “healthcare hero,” a mural by Austin Zucchini-Fowler in Denver, has shown us the silver lining and has become a symbol of hope in a desperate time for healthcare workers around the world. Here, I proudly stand with the “hero“ and one of the many heroes of the next generation of nursing: my cousin, Cassidy Moore. [Cassidy is a junior nursing major at UWYO this year.] She is standing up headstrong, and brave. I could not be more proud of her and the fellow healthcare/nursing students who are watching this pandemic unfold--and yet, their minds are made up. Like so many of us, they were born to help.
Thank you to the Fay W, Whitney School of Nursing for teaching me my life’s passion and for providing education to the future of healthcare.
NOTE about the Artist
The UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing thanks Austin Zucchini-Fowler for his permission to use this picture with his inspirational artwork. See Austin Zucchini-Fowler @austinzart
NOTE about the Photographer
The photo was taken by Krista Borrego's sister, also an RN, BSN (from UNC in 2009).
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