Julie Von Schmidt
May 2022
Julie
Von Schmidt
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RN
Southwest Minneapolis DaVita Acute Dialysis
DaVita
St Louis Park
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MN
United States

 

 

 

Julie came into the hospital with her child in tow and helped the nurse cannulate the patient so that they could get the treatment they needed sooner than later.
There are many instances where Julie has stood out. Specifically, we had a new hire that was just signed off to be independent and they were struggling with needles on a difficult access and were unable to cannulate a patient. No one was able to help this nurse and we were going to have to have another nurse come out later that day to try again. The new nurse had called Julie to ask for tips. Julie was off this day, not scheduled to work or be on call. She came into the hospital with her child in tow and helped the nurse cannulate the patient so that they could get the treatment they needed sooner than later. It is instances like this that make Julie stand out from others. She does things like this on a daily basis, she is constantly coming in on her days off or available after hours to help others. She is the rock/glue that holds this team up and together. She works as our clinical coordinator to ensure our hospital relationships are strong and that we are clinically grounded. She is a preceptor as well, she is constantly helping onboard nurses by sharing her expertise and nursing knowledge with our new hires. Many of these nurses are new grads so she is helping shape their future in nursing. These past two years have been quite hard on everyone, Julie has had her own personal hardships, losing her mother recently, but that never slowed her down. She always puts her team ahead of her own needs. Working late, working extra days when we were short-staffed. Ensuring we have supplies needed to provide care. Julie never walks out of the hospital without ensuring the morning shift has everything needed to start their day. We have been hit especially hard with the nursing shortage, nurses out with Covid, and Covid patient surges. Julie has not missed a beat. She is constantly looking for ways to help ensure we are able to provide care to our patients by finding new ways to get our patients care during high census times by securing space in an at capacity hospital with half the staff we usually have. Many days Julie has worked well over 16 hours without a single complaint. Julie is a dying breed of nurse that we should not ignore. It is my hope that her work ethic and drive are passed on to the new nurses' lives she touches daily and hopes that they strive to be like Julie. Julie is a true DAISY Nurse.