Hi! I would like to nominate your nurse Emma on days for a DAISY Award. I have had the pleasure of interacting with her during a few codes and rapid responses. The bond she creates with her patients and their family members is inexpressible. The first time I witnessed it I thought it was a relationship formed because of one of those patients that you just mesh with. Then, I noticed it again and again.
It had been a while since a rapid I responded to had been called on one of Emma's patients. Last night Emma called a rapid response on her patient who was a DNAR-FI. I arrived a little late and walked in while the patient was recounting her symptoms and a course of stay. She kept mentioning Emma, "I forgot to tell Emma about that." "Emma got this and that comfort measures to relieve my symptoms." ''This happened, and Emma and I did this." Someone had mentioned the woman had family in the hall; so I figured Emma was a family member. Then as the lady continued recounting her care during this stay and mentioning how Emma had been there with her; she looked up into the corner with a dynamic and heartfelt look of thoughtfulness, making eye contact with someone. I turned around and of course, it's your Emma she has locked eyes with. I thought, of course, EMMA! She'd done it again, created a truly moving bond with her patient.
This occurred at shift change so as we were providing interventions, I saw Emma go up to her patient to say goodbye as we all do at the end of our shift. As Emma said goodbye, I could see the genuine love she had for that patient in her every move. After the patient thanked her, Emma walked out wiping a little tear from her eye. This moving interaction between Emma and her patient has compelled me to get out of bed and write this nomination for a DAISY Award.