samantha sirvydas, RN, BSN

Samantha had been providing care to a cancer patient who is well known to the floor nurses and she had established a good working relationship with him. In conversation, she learned that this hospitalization was going to cause him to miss his daughter's high school graduation, which was coming up in just a few days. Samantha brought this information to the discharge planner and the physician, which began a series of conversations and plans to allow the patient to leave the hospital for a few hours to attend his daughter's graduation, which he did a few days later. The patient was very grateful for this. He returned to the floor, where he remained hospitalized for days afterwards. Samantha, a new grad with her limited nursing experience, refreshingly demonstrated what nursing care is all about and what others strive to provide every day.