Henry Robertson
April 2018
Henry
Robertson
,
RN
Intensive Care Unit
Halifax Regional Medical Center
Roanoke Rapids
,
NC
United States

 

 

 

In January, a very sick family member was a patient in ICU. She ended up having to be intubated due to her condition and never awoke from sedation. We decided to remove her from the vent at this time. On this day, Henry was her nurse in ICU, as he had been for a couple of days prior. I can't express the empathy he had towards our family during this difficult time. He was very compassionate and understanding. He was thorough with every ounce of information that he needed to deliver to us to help us make the correct decision towards her medical needs. He was also an excellent teacher to a student he had at the time. He made sure the family was comfortable with the student present and very thorough with the student. In the medical profession myself, I was able to distinguish the amount of education and passion he had as a nurse sitting back and observing him teaching the student throughout the day.