I am an employee at SNGH ED and last week I was kicked in the stomach by a confused patient. I ended up having a placental abruption and spent a week in the hospital on antepartum and at one point went into pre-term labor and had to be whisked back to L&D. We came to L&D right at shift change. Literally, right at 1900, and as a nurse, I know how chaotic that is. Tarah didn't miss a beat. It was an extremely chaotic night for all of them. But that didn't seem to deter Tarah.
In the midst of the craziness, she made us feel safe and like a priority. She kept us informed and explained every little thing to us during what was a very scary ordeal, and we were scared we were going to deliver our 30-week baby that night. She went and hunted down a fan for me since I was getting magnesium and made sure I had ice chips, and sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference. At one point she was two curtains down, stopped mid-sentence with another patient, and came running back to us because she thought she heard a deceleration. It was a false alarm and she apologized if she had alarmed us but said, "I'm always listening," and again that just greatly reassured us that we were in very capable hands.
I wanted to make sure that Tarah is recognized for her incredibly compassionate and capable care that she gave to us on what I know was an extremely chaotic night. As an ED nurse, I understand completely how overwhelming those nights can be and I can also understand the lack of recognition that nurses often receive and I want her to know that we recognized and greatly appreciated everything she did for us and our baby (who is still cooking on the inside, thank God).