November 2015
Adria
Weeks
,
RN, ADN
1 North, Medical/Surgical
Penn State Health: St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading
,
PA
United States
A patient said he was leaving against medical advice. Adria was able to communicate that the patient's lab results were critical and that leaving the hospital could result in death. She checked labs, communicated with the physicians, and had the man in surgery the same morning.