Tamana Shojai
November 2024
Tamana
Shojai
,
BSN, RN
Medical B
Providence St. Vincent
Portland
,
OR
United States
She listened without judgment and offered helpful suggestions. She is sincere and kind.
In mid-September, just three days after spinal fusion surgery, I was unexpectedly hospitalized for a painful condition called Ogilvie’s Syndrome. I needed to stop taking narcotics for pain, and the subsequent bodily discomfort and mental confusion about my situation overwhelmed me. I did not know where to direct my focus, healing my back or healing my colon. Somehow, I had to do both. I got the right nurse for the right reason at the right time.
Tamana was my nurse for three of the four nights I was hospitalized. I needed consistency, connection, and reassurance. Tamana SAW me. She is an intuitive person, which makes her a fantastic and empathetic nurse. The first night, she spent some time getting to know me. Tamana was immediately encouraging, helping me understand that being in the hospital instead of at home could be helpful in healing my back. I see now that she was right. The second night, she read my eyes and listened to me while I spoke of some of my angst about recovery from major surgery and the setback of a serious complication. She listened without judgment and offered helpful suggestions. She is sincere and kind.
Every day, I looked forward to seeing her when she started her night shift. Tamana nursed my attitude, and she nursed my physical needs. She had an uncanny way of predicting what would happen to me the following day. I would report when I saw her next that she had been 100% right! Her insight seemed magical. I was probably one of the least acute and least demanding patients in the ward during that time, but Tamana made sure I felt cared for. She fluffed my pillows, getting them under my knees just so, she listened to my belly with her stethoscope and encouraged me by telling me she could hear gurgling. It was SO much of what I needed. The morning it seemed like I might be discharged that evening, we hugged goodbye before her shift ended. She was genuinely happy for me, and I feel like we would have been friends outside the hospital had we met elsewhere. Tamana is a fantastic human being and an exceptional nurse. Thank you, Tamana.
Tamana was my nurse for three of the four nights I was hospitalized. I needed consistency, connection, and reassurance. Tamana SAW me. She is an intuitive person, which makes her a fantastic and empathetic nurse. The first night, she spent some time getting to know me. Tamana was immediately encouraging, helping me understand that being in the hospital instead of at home could be helpful in healing my back. I see now that she was right. The second night, she read my eyes and listened to me while I spoke of some of my angst about recovery from major surgery and the setback of a serious complication. She listened without judgment and offered helpful suggestions. She is sincere and kind.
Every day, I looked forward to seeing her when she started her night shift. Tamana nursed my attitude, and she nursed my physical needs. She had an uncanny way of predicting what would happen to me the following day. I would report when I saw her next that she had been 100% right! Her insight seemed magical. I was probably one of the least acute and least demanding patients in the ward during that time, but Tamana made sure I felt cared for. She fluffed my pillows, getting them under my knees just so, she listened to my belly with her stethoscope and encouraged me by telling me she could hear gurgling. It was SO much of what I needed. The morning it seemed like I might be discharged that evening, we hugged goodbye before her shift ended. She was genuinely happy for me, and I feel like we would have been friends outside the hospital had we met elsewhere. Tamana is a fantastic human being and an exceptional nurse. Thank you, Tamana.