David Barr

1608 – 94 Avenue
Dawson Creek
B.C., V1G 1H1

Saturday 23rd February 2019

To whom it may concern,

I first met Britanny at Dawson Creek Hospital where I fulfilled two roles of employment as a full
time Registered Psychiatric Nurse, and a contracted clinical instructor faculty member at
Stenberg College for acute psychiatric nursing students.

During her period of clinical instruction, Britanny demonstrated punctuality on a consistent

basis, and was observed over the course of approximately 192 hours. Britanny evidenced the
ability to critically think and reflect about various issues and was able to appreciate the ethical
dilemmas with which a clinician is confronted on a daily basis. Therefore, Brittany was able to
understand the contextual tensions between academic theory, policy and the complex realities of
many clinical practice scenarios.

Britanny effectively collaborated with her peers whenever autonomous practice would bring
compromise to safety and the overall balance of the unit milieu. She proved herself to be
effective with respect to her verbal communications, where she was able to balance humour,
empathy, active listening skills and other therapeutic communications, with a warm and friendly
tone.

Although Britanny initially struggled to coherently outline formal and academic writing, she
quickly became more intentional and objective, thereby providing clear, coherent and more
succinct writing skills which far surpassed the standard which she initially presented.

Britanny clearly demonstrated a mature disposition overall, where she competently maintained a
high level of emotional intelligence. This was evidenced in her ability to avoid mere subjectivity
during challenging situations in the unit environment. Although I have not worked with Britanny
in any other context, she communicated evidence of skillfulness in other areas of nursing care
that was not part of the skill set of her clinical instructor.

I have no doubt that Britanny will be a valued member of any team, where her diligence and
strength of personal character will be evident to all with whom she works.

Sincerely,

David Barr.