Sara K Sturtevant, RN, BSN

Sara Sturtevant triaged a patient yesterday who only spoke Spanish. She was having high BPs and signs of preeclampsia with decreased fetal movement over the past 2 weeks. The patient wanted to wait to be seen until her next OB appointment but Sara strongly encouraged her to go in immediately. The patient went into labor and delivery triage and the ultrasound showed that she had no visible amniotic fluid, absent fetal movement and absent fetal tone. They performed a c-section immediately and the baby was also breech as well. Had she not gone in as recommended by Sara, it would have most likely resulted in a fetal demise. The patient called back a week later and wanted to make sure we knew how grateful she is to have gotten Sara's advice. She said if Sara wouldn't have sent her in, the baby or her would have passed. She was so grateful for Sara’s support.