'Some moments I feel happy and hopeful and some moments I feel sad and scared,' Tara Rappleyea tells PEOPLE
Rappleyea first got interested in medicine while working as a scribe in the emergency room at a local hospital. She eventually went to nursing school at Rutgers University in their accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program and graduated in May 2018.
Now, Rappleyea is isolating away from her family while working to stop the coronavirus spread and help patients already affected. At her hospital, Rappleyea said morale is "very positive" as she and her colleagues keep "focusing on the good things that are happening and the patients getting discharged."
"The hospital now plays 'Here Comes the Sun' whenever a patient is discharged to remind the entire hospital that people are getting better and going home thanks to the work we are doing," she tells PEOPLE. "Meanwhile on my unit, I know everyone is dealing with their own struggles and anxieties but now more than ever we realize the importance of leaning on one another for a good laugh —or cry — or dance party, my personal favorite.
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