THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1205 Marin Ave College of Nursing Tucson AZ 873-0203 “Tel (320) 6265152 Fax: (520) 626-2669 ‘wvenursing arizona edu April 28, 2020 Dear Sir/Madam: 1am pleased to write this letter of recommendation in support of Ms.Nicole Arreaga. I have known Ms. Arreaga since January 2020, as her Population Health and Community Nursing theory and clinical instructor. Ms. Arreaga is one of the kindest most unassuming individuals that Thave ever had the privilege of working with. Her quiet and steady demeanor brings a sense of calm in otherwise stressful situations. One example is during a community outreach at a local library in south Tucson, Ms. Arreaga and her team members had planned a formal education project about mental health and anxiety reducing strategies. Ten minutes into the teaching it became clear the strategy of formally teaching in groups about mental health was not working. Ms. Arreaga, who is fluent in the Spanish language and culture, worked with the team members and they changed the strategy to an informal “conversation about stress and what can be done” with two two-member teams talking with community members one-on-one. This problem identification and change in approach helped the students to reach people who were ‘more comfortable informally talking about “stress” rather than learning about “mental health.” Ms. Arreaga spent three days working along-side the schoo! nurse at Pueblo Magnet High Schoo! meeting the needs of the teen population at this large, mostly Hispanic, school in south Tucson, Ms. Arreaga and her team mates also conducted a community assessment, identified strengths and stressors, developed a community nursing diagnosis, set goals and objectives and completed the nursing process through the intervention at the local public library, The end result was a comprehensive assessment and health education intervention report formally presented to public health nurses at the Theresa Lee Public Health Office and a community profile of the neighborhood submitted to the Pima County Health Department. Ms. Arreaga has excelled at the College of Nursing, receiving the Wildeat Excellence Scholarship Award, Academic Distinction, and on the Dean’s List with Distinction. She is a dependable, flexible, and adaptable young woman of integrity and maturity. I highly recommend Ms. Arreaga; I know she will be an asset to your organization and the profession of nursing, Sincerely, yi Laval Narfey E. MeGuckin, MPH, MBA, MSN, RN Lecturer University of Arizona, College of Nursing 1305 N. Martin Street, Room 205 Tucson, AZ 85721