Raquel Alvarez
October 2024
Raquel
Alvarez
,
RN
PICU
CHRISTUS MUGUERZA Hospital Alta Especialidad
Monterrey
,
Nuevo Leon
Mexico

 

 

 

Raquel stands out from the rest as she has shown us her genuine interest in both the baby's health and the emotional health of both my wife and me.
Mi hijo M esta cumpliendo 5 meses internado en la UCIP, mismos 5 meses que tiene de nacido; el nació con una anomalía en su corazón y desde sus primeros momentos de vida se encuentra en UCIP pasando por diferentes retos, desde haber pasado por una operación de corazón a sus 5 días de vida, estar conectado a ECMO y PRISMA, entre otros procedimientos. En este tiempo ha pasado por la mayoría del equipo de enfermería de la UCIP, siendo todos unos excelentes profesionales, Raquel sobre sale del resto ya que nos ha demostrado de manera genuina su interés tanto en la salud del bebe como en la salud emocional tanto de mi esposa como el mío; nunca se nos va a olvidar el día que cargamos por primera ves a M, fue cumpliendo sus 2 meses de vida que Raquel nos invitó a cargar al bebe a pesar de estar intubado, esto nos quito muchas emociones y sentimientos que teníamos guardados al no poder siquiera haber podido cargarlo antes, esto gracias a su iniciativa y al detectar que tanto el bebe como nosotros necesitábamos ese acercamiento. Raquel nos ha dado tal tranquilidad que nos da alivió el saber cuando le asignan a nuestro bebe, como también nos dará esa voz de aliento para continuar en este proceso por el que nuestro bebe esta atravesando.

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My son M is celebrating 5 months in the ICU, the same 5 months he was born. He was born with a heart defect and has been in the ICU since his first moments of life, facing various challenges, from having heart surgery at 5 days old, to being connected to ECMO and PRISMA, among other procedures. During this time, he has worked with most of the ICU nursing team, all of whom are excellent professionals. Raquel stands out from the rest as she has shown us her genuine interest in both the baby's health and the emotional health of both my wife and me. We will never forget the day we held M for the first time. It was when he was 2 months old that Raquel invited us to hold the baby despite being intubated. This took away many of our emotions and feelings that we had bottled up because we hadn't been able to hold him before. This was thanks to her initiative and to her realizing that both the baby and we needed that closeness. Raquel has given us such peace of mind that it brings us relief to know when our baby is assigned, and she will also provide us with that voice of encouragement to continue through this process our baby is going through.