Christine Scites
June 2021
Christine K
Scites
,
BSN, RN
Heart & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
,
OH
United States
Chris was never too busy to explain my dad’s condition and care to our family. She would share tips that added to my knowledge as a physician’s assistant.
My dad was in extremely critical condition for a total of 20 days in HVICU. Everyone on my dad’s medical team was exceptional however, Chris stood out to every one of our family members. We truly credit her quick thinking, compassion, and knowledge for a large portion of why my dad is still with us today. Extraordinary isn’t a strong enough word to describe Chris’s phenomenal clinical and patient interaction skills as she was always on top of the situation.
At one point, every machine was going off and she kept her composure and had everything under control when the team arrived to further assist her. She consistently did what was best for my dad and a machine only had to beep once, and we could hear Chris coming down the hall to take care of it.
Chris was never too busy to explain my dad’s condition and care to our family. She would share tips that added to my knowledge as a physician’s assistant. During the 20 day stay, it became quite clear how well-respected Chris is by her peers. She was never too busy to lend a hand to a fellow nurse or other team member. Chris is the epitome of what every nurse strives to be like: humble, kind, intelligent, confident with skills, and a beacon of light on the darkest days. Any day she was dad’s nurse, we knew it was going to be good even when his condition was at its worst.
As we had developed a special bond with Chris, she would come in on her days off to check on my dad and our family. She even surprised us in the step-down unit a few days before my dad was discharged so she could say goodbye and hear the voice of the stranger she took such magnificent care of when he was so gravely ill. To this day, my family and I talk about the “angel” known as Chris Scites. HVICU is so fortunate to have her on their team.
At one point, every machine was going off and she kept her composure and had everything under control when the team arrived to further assist her. She consistently did what was best for my dad and a machine only had to beep once, and we could hear Chris coming down the hall to take care of it.
Chris was never too busy to explain my dad’s condition and care to our family. She would share tips that added to my knowledge as a physician’s assistant. During the 20 day stay, it became quite clear how well-respected Chris is by her peers. She was never too busy to lend a hand to a fellow nurse or other team member. Chris is the epitome of what every nurse strives to be like: humble, kind, intelligent, confident with skills, and a beacon of light on the darkest days. Any day she was dad’s nurse, we knew it was going to be good even when his condition was at its worst.
As we had developed a special bond with Chris, she would come in on her days off to check on my dad and our family. She even surprised us in the step-down unit a few days before my dad was discharged so she could say goodbye and hear the voice of the stranger she took such magnificent care of when he was so gravely ill. To this day, my family and I talk about the “angel” known as Chris Scites. HVICU is so fortunate to have her on their team.