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In November of last year, Jasmine Whitaker (middle) was given the DAISY Award for going above and beyond, as she donated her plasma to one of her COVID patients. Pictured alongside Whitaker is Sherrie Mays, VP of Nursing at Baptist Health Corbin (left) and Eryn Harmon, Manager of PCU/CCU/Palliative Care at Baptist Health Corbin (right). | Photo Contributed
Jasmine Whitaker hadn t always dreamed of becoming a nurse but after seeing nurses care for her ill father, she was inspired to go to nursing school. Whitaker graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in 2019. | Photo Contributed
Jasmine Whitaker only had seven months of experience in nursing under her belt when she unexpectedly became a COVID nurse and was thrown to the forefront of the pandemic. Here, Whitaker is pictured in her COVID gear, what she had to wear day in and day out working with COVID-19 patients over the past year. | Photo Contributed