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Show Leonhardt chosen as AFH Nurse of the Year Currently, Leonhardt serves as a nurse in the same day surgery unit. Here, she displays the same selfless qualities that she has been known for throughout her nursing career. "Barbara consistently goes beyond the extra mile in the personalized per-sonalized care she gives her patients," says same day surgery supervisor Beth Clegg, R.N. "Her communication skills and caring personality make her easy to work with." Leonhardt says she wanted to be a nurse since she was a child. Her mother trained as a nurse, and her daughter is a nurse as well. "I've always liked to be helping people - especially children' says Leonhardt. "I have loved the years I have worked at American Fork Hospital - mostly because of the people. Everyone is concerned about each other - we work together as a team." Leonhardt lives in Orem with her husband, Paul. They have four children and three grandchildren (with another one on the way). As AFH Nurse of the Year, Leonhardt was awarded a special placque. She also received a weekend in Saint George for her family, thanks to the generosity of AFH anesthesiologist, Dr. David Timpson, who donated the use of his condominium. Known among patients and coworkers co-workers as an example of com-, com-, passion and service, Barbara Leonhardt, R.N., was honored as 'American Fork Hospital Nurse of the Year as part of the National ,Nurse's Day celebration May 6. 1 "Nursing in the 80's is a time of 'constant change, with more to accomplish ac-complish than time will allow," says ilSue Fleming, assistant ad-"ministrator ad-"ministrator over nursing. "Yet.. AFH nurses perform well -"our patients receive excellent care, and the reputation of the hospital . . . thrives." Leonhardt exemplifies this nursing nur-sing spirit, according to co-workers and physicians. "When patients repeatedly ask for and about Barbara Bar-bara when they return to the lospital, you know she exemplifies he (best) qualities in nursing care -ihe's a gem," says one AFH )hysician, who nominated her for he award. A part of AFH since 1957, ieonhardt began working in the ( lospital just months after she ( :ompleted her nursing training from plaint Mark's School of Nursing. She orked in the maternity department , or more than two decades, and matched AFH grow and modernize. I "When I began working in the maternity ward, there were three of b on duty at a time - one nurse and m aids," explains Leonhardt. Today, there are three entire Jiaternity departments in the ageital " |