Lisa always goes above and beyond to ensure our patients at OSU are taken care of. An example of extraordinary caring from this quarter is an ostomy patient who was recently admitted. The patient was seen in the ostomy clinic at Martha Morehouse for difficulty with pouching her ostomy. At her clinic visit, she was found to have extensive skin breakdown with a poor stoma; she was directly admitted to OSU main campus as a result. When Lisa heard of this challenging patient, she did not hesitate to ensure she was available to provide her expertise. Over the course of a week, and many pouch changes and modifications, the patient was finally discharged home with a better plan for managing her ostomy.

Lisa spent several hours each day helping to soak the patient in Domeboro solution, crusting their skin, and modifying the pouching system. Although the patient did not have their ostomy created at OSU, Lisa went above and beyond to ensure they had appropriate ostomy education so that they could safely discharge back home again. When she would no longer be physically at work to see the patient, she went above and beyond to ensure they would be left in good hands. We are so lucky to have such a caring, experienced nurse at OSU. We are blessed to have her as a part of the Wound Ostomy team.


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I have recently joined the wound ostomy team. During my orientation, I have witnessed one of the most beautiful displays of what being a nurse means. What an "OSUWMC nurse" means. There was a patient being directly admitted from the wound clinic with pouching issues from here newly created Ileostomy from an outside hospital. She could not get a pouch to stick, and her skin was severely denuded from leaking stool. You could sense that she may not have received adequate education in ostomy care. The patient was miserable. You could tell by the look on her face when we first met her that she was defeated. Lisa quickly made this woman feel supported. Lisa assured her that she was in good hands and that she had been trained to care for patients with these exact issues. Instantaneously, I saw this nurse work magic. It was the most humbling experience/education I have ever received. I, at that moment was never prouder to be standing next to an amazing human being. I was standing and learning from an OSUWMC wound/ostomy nurse who checks off every great quality that we at OSUWMC strive to be. Every mission statement, every nursing practice model was created based on moments like these, and I was witnessing it first hand. Her care did not end there. For a few days we visited and continued care for this patient and I witnessed this "defeated" woman's face light up with "optimism", she began to smile and laugh. Lisa was so invested in this patient that she even made arrangements for a coworker with wound care experience to check on this patient and ensure that the pouching system we chose was intact and the patient’s skin was not at risk for further damage. By the time the patient was discharged her faith was restored that she could take care of her ostomy. I imagine this whole process of being converted to an Ileostomy is not ideal and hard to accept for most people. By the end of her visit, I am 100% convinced that this patient will succeed in her ostomy care, thanks to the expertise, compassion, empathy, resilience, and all the words that define the overall greatness of Lisa Perry, RN!