Amberly Saner
June 2015
Amberly
Saner
,
BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery
Miami Valley Hospital-Premier Health
Dayton
,
OH
United States
I work with Amberly Saner and am consistently amazed by the level of compassionate, professional and outstanding care she provides.
As a labor and delivery nurse, people usually think of our job as "joyous and happy" in baby land; nine times out of ten this is true. People don't realize we also have to see the parents who have lost their baby, have delivered a still born or a sick baby. Mothers can be so sick from being pregnant that we have to discuss early termination to save the mother's life. Recently Amberly had two of these challenging situations. She had a mom who had delivered triplets at 25 weeks and two of her babies passed away. Amberly was also assigned a patient (who specifically requested Amberly again due to the outstanding care she received) that had a baby with a known birth defect not compatible with life.
As a nurse, I know how emotionally connected you can get to your patients. We all have those patients who tug on our heart strings. I saw Amberly, with watery eyes, sit at the nurses station, but when she went into her patient's room she was extraordinarily professional. She made herself emotionally available to these patients. If they needed to cry, she let them cry. If they needed to scream, she let them scream. Most importantly, Amberly gave every bit of herself to these patients while she cared for them. There was no doubt that every need they had, she was taking care of and anticipating their needs so she could provide seamless, flawless care.
Amberly returned to work the next day tired but with a smile on her face (as she always does). The patient with the baby with the known birth defect requested Amberly again as her nurse. Knowing this night was going to be long and tiring, she accepted the assignment and walked into the room with just as much energy and emotional availability as she did the first night. The same thing happened the third night.
Amberly not only amazes me: but also inspires me with her ability to deliver such compassionate care. She is truly a gifted person and compassionate nurse.
As a labor and delivery nurse, people usually think of our job as "joyous and happy" in baby land; nine times out of ten this is true. People don't realize we also have to see the parents who have lost their baby, have delivered a still born or a sick baby. Mothers can be so sick from being pregnant that we have to discuss early termination to save the mother's life. Recently Amberly had two of these challenging situations. She had a mom who had delivered triplets at 25 weeks and two of her babies passed away. Amberly was also assigned a patient (who specifically requested Amberly again due to the outstanding care she received) that had a baby with a known birth defect not compatible with life.
As a nurse, I know how emotionally connected you can get to your patients. We all have those patients who tug on our heart strings. I saw Amberly, with watery eyes, sit at the nurses station, but when she went into her patient's room she was extraordinarily professional. She made herself emotionally available to these patients. If they needed to cry, she let them cry. If they needed to scream, she let them scream. Most importantly, Amberly gave every bit of herself to these patients while she cared for them. There was no doubt that every need they had, she was taking care of and anticipating their needs so she could provide seamless, flawless care.
Amberly returned to work the next day tired but with a smile on her face (as she always does). The patient with the baby with the known birth defect requested Amberly again as her nurse. Knowing this night was going to be long and tiring, she accepted the assignment and walked into the room with just as much energy and emotional availability as she did the first night. The same thing happened the third night.
Amberly not only amazes me: but also inspires me with her ability to deliver such compassionate care. She is truly a gifted person and compassionate nurse.