"Up-and-Up" in Rehab: Sam Estep on Getting to See Patients Progress to Their Goals

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Now a nurse in the Pediatric Innovation Center at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Samantha Estep, BSN, RN, CRRN, also has experience on the pediatric oncology/hematology/stem cell transplant unit of a children's hospital.

Compared to that experience in an acute-care hospital, she says now being in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital offers her — and RNs like her — a unique opportunity to witness patients "literally get better from day to day."

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"I am part of the team that takes care of patients from infancy to early adulthood. We see diagnoses ranging from congenital disorders to chronic illnesses, post-traumatic injuries, autoimmune disorders, and much more," she said. "I relish rehabilitation's up-and-up nature."