Renee Maccamy
September 2023
Renee
Maccamy
,
BSN, RN, CMSRN
4 Main
UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh
,
PA
United States
Renee's quick judgment to call a condition and critically think through the nursing process saved the patient's life.
Renee multitasks throughout her shifts to ensure she is meeting not only her patients' needs but the unit's needs as a leader. The following was a positive comment that was received from a patient during nurse leader rounds regarding Renee's care during his stay and her going above and beyond to help him feel more comfortable during his stay:
Renee is a clinician with a leadership role on the floor. Not only is she a great nurse, but she also is easily one of the nicest and sweetest people I have ever met. She is a total boss, too (which she might credit to being raised by a strong-willed Italian mother). At one point, I was given a roommate. I was OK with this. When I had my appendix removed in 2013, I shared a room with a guy who had gotten stabbed seven times, and we became friends. But this roommate was grumpy and mad that I couldn't close the bathroom door when I relieved myself. The IV pole got in the way. With a bowel movement on the horizon, this was going to be an issue. Renee took charge. She got a new single room within hours. Renee is a true-blue Pittsburgher, raised in Forest Hills, educated at Oakland Catholic, and then Pitt, and from what I noted while doing laps, the other nurses look up to her. Yet another rising star you have on your hands.
Renee's care and compassion do not end when she leaves work for the day. Renee is always aware of her surroundings. One evening, Renee was leaving work to walk home when she came across a patient who was unresponsive at the bus station. The patient was still wearing a hospital bracelet and holding her belongings in a patient belongings bag. Renee called a condition C and began to assist the patient. The patient was foaming at the mouth. Renee turned the patient on her side when the condition team arrived. The patient had just signed herself out against medical advice and had overdosed at the bus stop. The condition team provided the patient with nasal Narcan, and the patient was readmitted to the MICU. Renee's quick judgment to call a condition and critically think through the nursing process saved the patient's life. For these reasons and more, it is an honor to nominate Renee for The DAISY Award.
Renee is a clinician with a leadership role on the floor. Not only is she a great nurse, but she also is easily one of the nicest and sweetest people I have ever met. She is a total boss, too (which she might credit to being raised by a strong-willed Italian mother). At one point, I was given a roommate. I was OK with this. When I had my appendix removed in 2013, I shared a room with a guy who had gotten stabbed seven times, and we became friends. But this roommate was grumpy and mad that I couldn't close the bathroom door when I relieved myself. The IV pole got in the way. With a bowel movement on the horizon, this was going to be an issue. Renee took charge. She got a new single room within hours. Renee is a true-blue Pittsburgher, raised in Forest Hills, educated at Oakland Catholic, and then Pitt, and from what I noted while doing laps, the other nurses look up to her. Yet another rising star you have on your hands.
Renee's care and compassion do not end when she leaves work for the day. Renee is always aware of her surroundings. One evening, Renee was leaving work to walk home when she came across a patient who was unresponsive at the bus station. The patient was still wearing a hospital bracelet and holding her belongings in a patient belongings bag. Renee called a condition C and began to assist the patient. The patient was foaming at the mouth. Renee turned the patient on her side when the condition team arrived. The patient had just signed herself out against medical advice and had overdosed at the bus stop. The condition team provided the patient with nasal Narcan, and the patient was readmitted to the MICU. Renee's quick judgment to call a condition and critically think through the nursing process saved the patient's life. For these reasons and more, it is an honor to nominate Renee for The DAISY Award.