February 2017
Stephanie
Smith
,
BSN, RN, CCRN
CVICU
Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital
Phoenix
,
AZ
United States
When I first met Stephanie, I told her she looked as young as one of my high school students. That is where the similarities ended, however. Stephanie has amazing clinical skills, and when she is tending to you medically you have the feeling of being in very good hands. She speaks with confidence when she is speaking to you about your care and what is being done to help with your recovery. The day that Stephanie was assisting with my care, was a rather apprehensive day for me as my blood pressure would not rise above 83, and it fluctuated between 77 and 83. She kept me calm, let me know the doctors were made aware of it, use every method medically possible to make sure I was comfortable, and that my blood pressure would get back to normal. And it finally did. She monitored the blood pressure every 15 minutes and kept me aware of what was going on and why. She was always kind and compassionate and never made me feel I was taking too much of her time. Thank you Stephanie.