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Maverick H. Padilla
Palliative care nurse at Los Angeles Children's Hospital
- 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
- Los Angeles Children's Hospital
- Since 1988
- English
I've been a nurse for 38 years, most of them in palliative care at Los Angeles Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. Night shifts taught me patience, and patients taught me everything else.
I carry a notebook everywhere. Small things matter when someone is frightened.
More about Maverick
I still get cards from families years later. They're pinned to my fridge.
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What gifts mean to Maverick: I'd put gifts toward a training course in palliative care.
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- Winnie Adhiambo SimiyuColleague🇺🇬
You looked after my mother at Los Angeles Children's Hospital in 2023. We never forgot your kindness. Thank you again.
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