Dodge exuberates altruistic, compassionate, and empatheticpatient-centeredcare. His reliability and collaborative nursing practicereinforcesthe nursing process. Dodge truly sets the bar for other nurses to follow. His demeanor enriches the atmosphere of the unit when he is working. Dodge arrives to work on time, enthusiastic, and with an encouraging, confident approach. He is a leader and a mentor to our new aspiring student RNs, teaching them the nursing process while he holds integrity at the highest level. Dodge is always quick to offerassistance,while maintaining his own workload. He holds himself accountable in any situation whether it is his assigned patient or not.
Dodge works exceedingly well with his coworkers. During emergency situations such as codes, unstable new admits, urgent procedures, and routine care situations, he exemplifies confidence and control.
Dodge is assertive in his learning needs, approaching his supervisors to request more challenging patients so that he can advance his skill set. He advocates for his assigned patients, comforts family members, and is also willing to make suggestions for patients he is not assigned during physician rounding using a collaborative approach.
He delivers excellent nursing care and his patients express so much gratitude for his care. He leaves his room organized and neat making it a pleasure for the next shift to follow him. Recently when assigned to be the hospital Rapid Response Nurse, he rounded on each patient, visually assessing them to ensure their safety.
On a dailybasis,Dodge is a pleasure to work with. Our shifts pass smoothly with less worry when he is working. Dodge simply shines and is completely deserving of this award.
A patient provided a Yelp review for his compassionate empathetic and altruistic care. The patient and family were moved by his love for nursing and his care reinforced that kindness. The family members expressed the importance of recognizing this type of stellar nursing commitment. On that particularshift,Dodge moved his CABG patient out of the cardiovascular critical care unit on to the floor. After Dodge clocked out he chose to visit with the patient. The patient needed to be walked again before bed. Dodge happily walked the patient and then offered humanistic support. He exhibited in this action the Spirit Values of Rideout Memorial Hospital. Dodge fosters customer satisfaction, going above and beyond to make sure client recollection of treatment is forever remembered in a positive way. Dodge exceeded in selfless critical care nursing. I am proud to nominate him and appreciate him for reaching out and as a volunteer of this community as he demonstrates and supports the ethics and values of a remarkable practicing RN.