Allison R Growden
March 2024
Allison R
Growden
,
RN
ICU
UPMC Western Maryland
Cumberland
,
MD
United States
She has demonstrated exceptional nursing skills and she has gone above her responsibilities to make my husband comfortable and take excellent care of him.
My husband was moved to the ICU yesterday. Today his nurse is Allison Growden. She has demonstrated exceptional nursing skills and she has gone above her responsibilities to make my husband comfortable and take excellent care of him. She is attentive to his every need, compassionate and supportive of everything that has been thrown at him. Allison has responded and answered every question that has been given to her and if she didn’t know the answer she researched and gave us the answer in a quick manner. Kudos to you Allison on your performance and dedication to your profession.
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She is so sweet. My pap is in the hospital and he can be a bit much sometimes but she is so patient with him and has such a great heart.
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The ICU had a patient, D, transfer to the Intensive Care Unit for stroke-like symptoms two days after being admitted to the hospital. Allison Growden had helped her co-workers with D’s care for several days, then one morning, she was assigned as her primary nurse. She had gotten to know D very well. During her time in ICU, the patient’s demeanor started to change, and it was obvious she was becoming more saddened and depressed. She rarely had visitors, so Allison would often strike up conversations with her to help her feel better. The patient told Allision that she was thinking of home and her brother. Allison learned that D, 91-years young, was concerned for her 94-year-old brother that she lived with for many years. She learned that D and her brother took care of each other, and the patient was concerned about if, and when, she could return home and how her life was going to be affected after her hospitalization. Over the course of the next couple days the patient became increasingly sullen and flat. Allison’s prior ability to cheer her up through conversation no longer worked, and the patient would sit in her room with her face covered for hours, not talking to anyone. One morning, the patient asked Allison if they could go outside. Typically, this isn’t something that happens in the Intensive Care Unit because of our patient’s acuity. Allison, however, knew how depressed and lonely D was, and was determined to get her outside. Along with her orientee, Allison packed D up in a wheelchair, monitor and IVs in tow, and outside they went, and D absolutely loved the opportunity to enjoy fresh air and sunlight on her face. Despite being a nurse for less than a year, Allison’s dedication to her patients is truly commendable. She didn’t have to take D outside that day. In fact, it’s something rarely done in the ICU – the patients are sick, there’s a lot of equipment to haul, another nurse must take care of your other patient while you are gone, and it takes time. But Allison did it because she embodies the values of compassion and empathy that are the hallmark of an exceptional nurse, and she knew it was what D needed to put a smile back on her face.
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She is so sweet. My pap is in the hospital and he can be a bit much sometimes but she is so patient with him and has such a great heart.
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The ICU had a patient, D, transfer to the Intensive Care Unit for stroke-like symptoms two days after being admitted to the hospital. Allison Growden had helped her co-workers with D’s care for several days, then one morning, she was assigned as her primary nurse. She had gotten to know D very well. During her time in ICU, the patient’s demeanor started to change, and it was obvious she was becoming more saddened and depressed. She rarely had visitors, so Allison would often strike up conversations with her to help her feel better. The patient told Allision that she was thinking of home and her brother. Allison learned that D, 91-years young, was concerned for her 94-year-old brother that she lived with for many years. She learned that D and her brother took care of each other, and the patient was concerned about if, and when, she could return home and how her life was going to be affected after her hospitalization. Over the course of the next couple days the patient became increasingly sullen and flat. Allison’s prior ability to cheer her up through conversation no longer worked, and the patient would sit in her room with her face covered for hours, not talking to anyone. One morning, the patient asked Allison if they could go outside. Typically, this isn’t something that happens in the Intensive Care Unit because of our patient’s acuity. Allison, however, knew how depressed and lonely D was, and was determined to get her outside. Along with her orientee, Allison packed D up in a wheelchair, monitor and IVs in tow, and outside they went, and D absolutely loved the opportunity to enjoy fresh air and sunlight on her face. Despite being a nurse for less than a year, Allison’s dedication to her patients is truly commendable. She didn’t have to take D outside that day. In fact, it’s something rarely done in the ICU – the patients are sick, there’s a lot of equipment to haul, another nurse must take care of your other patient while you are gone, and it takes time. But Allison did it because she embodies the values of compassion and empathy that are the hallmark of an exceptional nurse, and she knew it was what D needed to put a smile back on her face.