August 2024
Dannette
Miller
,
RN
2 Neuro-Psych
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Harding Hospital
Columbus
,
OH
United States
Dannette was able to get this done, and he had everything he needed to ambulate comfortably days before his discharge. When she presented him with the shoes, he cried, saying how nice they were, and it was life-changing.
I have had the privilege of working with her since March 2022 on the 2 Neuro Psych Harding. Her clinical expertise and compassion for care were evident in my most recent example of why Dannette is a DAISY Nurse.
We had a patient that had a complicated hospital stay for socio-economic/placement reasons. His electricity had been shut off, and he had difficulty getting to the grocery to obtain food and get his medical needs and his prescriptions filled. He had schizophrenia, chronic venous stasis, and morbid obesity. He had difficulty following through with appointments and getting his medication related to his mental health issues. He also had VA benefits, which increased the length of time to get his needs met, and he also went through many changes in case managers, which also added to poor follow-through and his needs being missed.
Early on in his admission, he told Dannette how badly his legs and feet hurt because he needed new walking boots and inserts. When she looked at the ones he brought in, the soles and the inserts of the boots were completely worn down and gone. Dannette called the VA originally to see if we could possibly get a replacement pair of his prosthetic boots. She made 2 different calls to social workers, then to podiatry, who told her they already had his script so they could order them. This took 4 more calls before she was able to get the boots delivered to Harding as he was still in an inpatient setting. She was persistent in timing to call before he was discharged so he would be set up to be able to walk without pain and eliminate the risk of the issue not being taken care of after discharge. Once the boots were delivered to him at Harding, she called Capital Orthotics to arrange for the inserts. She was able to get this done, and he had everything he needed to ambulate comfortably days before his discharge. When she presented him with the shoes, he cried, saying how nice they were, and it was life-changing.
Dannette exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding nurse. She is completing her clinical ladder III in July to showcase her professional excellence and engagement on our unit.
We had a patient that had a complicated hospital stay for socio-economic/placement reasons. His electricity had been shut off, and he had difficulty getting to the grocery to obtain food and get his medical needs and his prescriptions filled. He had schizophrenia, chronic venous stasis, and morbid obesity. He had difficulty following through with appointments and getting his medication related to his mental health issues. He also had VA benefits, which increased the length of time to get his needs met, and he also went through many changes in case managers, which also added to poor follow-through and his needs being missed.
Early on in his admission, he told Dannette how badly his legs and feet hurt because he needed new walking boots and inserts. When she looked at the ones he brought in, the soles and the inserts of the boots were completely worn down and gone. Dannette called the VA originally to see if we could possibly get a replacement pair of his prosthetic boots. She made 2 different calls to social workers, then to podiatry, who told her they already had his script so they could order them. This took 4 more calls before she was able to get the boots delivered to Harding as he was still in an inpatient setting. She was persistent in timing to call before he was discharged so he would be set up to be able to walk without pain and eliminate the risk of the issue not being taken care of after discharge. Once the boots were delivered to him at Harding, she called Capital Orthotics to arrange for the inserts. She was able to get this done, and he had everything he needed to ambulate comfortably days before his discharge. When she presented him with the shoes, he cried, saying how nice they were, and it was life-changing.
Dannette exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding nurse. She is completing her clinical ladder III in July to showcase her professional excellence and engagement on our unit.