Megan Adams 2022, RN

Ms. Adams is a leader amongst her peers, a role model for staff, and an advocate for our Veterans. Megan faces difficult situations with grace. Megan was working a PM shift when a patient suddenly became unresponsive and lost their pulse. Megan called for help and assisted in the resuscitation of this patient. She acted quickly, assigned roles, and administered life-saving treatment. The resuscitation took about an hour and during that time Megan worked through the ACLS protocols. This patient was successfully resuscitation and transitioned to the ICU. Megan is recognized by her peers for her excellence in the charge nurse role: “She is a great communicator, and delegator and does it all with a pleasant attitude. In my eyes, she's a Queen at multitasking and checking in with everyone and making sure we’re all ok.”

Megan loves working with patients but also finds coordinating and supervising the workflow of the department as another venture in the charge role. For example, Megan was in charge, and we were expecting greater than 15 patients with COVID-like symptoms into the ED. The mass influx in a short amount of time does put stress on the department and resources. The ability of Megan to work through anticipated needs, plan for unknown acuity, and ready the team for this event is a tremendous feat. Megan mentors new charge nurses in order to prepare them for the role. With her previous experience, Megan is able to set them up for success when handling a busy department.