May 2016 Honoree

jennifer buskirk, RN

  • ICU
  • Mercy Tiffin Hospital
  • Tiffin
    ,
    OH
    ,
    United States
Your Honoree Benefits Honoree Newsletter Sign Up
While I was prepping for an outpatient procedure, I had a horrible headache. A friend drove me to the ER, and I was then admitted. The afternoon before my outpatient procedure, I was to be sent home and would need to finish my prep at home. Jennifer sensed how afraid I was that the prep would cause the same problem, and I would be all alone.
Without my knowledge, she went above and beyond. She interacted between doctors and administrators, between inpatient and outpatient departments. She arranged it so I would stay as an inpatient, and nurses would oversee my prep. Then I would go to outpatient for the procedure and then back to my bed as an inpatient. The relief I felt was so overwhelming. I am so thankful to her. Jennifer didn't see me just as a patient but as another human being in need.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.

View More Honorees