Pediatric ‘Grandma Nurse’ Celebrates 50 Years on the Job: ‘The Epitome of Nursing’

Pediatric ‘Grandma Nurse’ Celebrates 50 Years on the Job: ‘The Epitome of Nursing’
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Adoringly called the “grandma nurse,” a pediatric nurse from Illinois has no desire to retire despite amassing an impressive 50 years on the job.

Donna Schwarz, an Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital nurse in Chicago, Illinois, reached her five-decade milestone on Aug. 4. Schwarz started out with the same dedication to her work that she maintains today. She even made time to work a shift on her wedding day, and named her son, Bradford, after her very first pediatric patient.