From crazy sock day to aloha day, she’s finding ways to inspire and lift her patients and nursing colleagues. Watkins is in charge of an all-COVID-19 unit and has picked up extra shifts on the weekends. She said she’s been there for loved ones who’ve gotten the news of a family member dying of COVID-19. “To sit in those rooms with those patients while they’re grieving has been very challenging, very draining. But it’s what we do every day, and they need somebody there,” Watkins said. She also started a program called Code Lavender. If a nurse is having a tough time, they get a special goody bag filled with snacks and a note letting them know they are not alone.