Benson Wright (PNS President), Beth Vaclavik (Unit Drector), Elizabeth Light (Honoree), Julie Lopez (AVP, Medical Serice Line)
January 2013
Elizabeth
Light
,
RN
Bone Marrow Transplant
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago
,
IL
United States

 

 

 

Elizabeth routinely cares for patients with leukemia. She was concerned about the risk factors associated with decreased platelets. She did an evidence based search on assessments for this population and began adding neuro checks on her patients. She shared the information with staff and something much larger is coming out of this.