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Nurse goes beyond duty and rescues a hospitalized patient's dog from the shelter

It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients. He was distraught about his beloved dog, Boomer.

It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients. He was distraught about his beloved dog, Boomer.

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  • (CNN) It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients.
  • He was distraught about his beloved dog, Boomer.
  • “I came into work the Monday after Thanksgiving to the phone ringing at 7 a.m.,” Smith told CNN.
  • Burley didn’t know which shelter Boomer was in.
  • “I told John I have a 13-year-old dog myself who I’ve had since a puppy, so I fully understand the panic.