Margaret Fescemyer

Margaret was nominated by a coworker who told her story:

I am sharing a story of an act of caring that goes above and beyond. One evening our nurse Margaret Fescemyer, RN, was making phone calls to parents of children that would be coming to our facility for an exam the following day. She was speaking to a mom of one of the children and the mother seemed to be having difficulty understanding her instructions. She was repeating words over and over again. Missy became concerned and asked if she was home alone to which the mother replied that she was. Missy became aware that mom is herself a diabetic. Missy told her she would contact a family member for her but to stay on the line. When Missy called the other phone number she had it was actually a land line phone of the same mom who was currently on her cell phone waiting for Missy to get back to her. At this point the mom was having difficulty speaking clearly. Missy decided that she needed to call 911 and ask for the 911 service for West Moreland. A team was dispatched to the mother's home. Later that evening, after Missy had gone home, mom called back to ask to speak with the nurse that had saved her life. She told one of the other Radiology RNs that her blood sugar was 20 when the paramedics arrived and if it were not for Missy she may have died. When mom and child came in for their test she asked everyone how she could find Missy. When she finally got to meet Missy she gave her a big hug and thanked her for saving her life.

Missy is definitely an extraordinary nurse!