BreAnne Orr
November 2014
Breanne
Orr
,
BSN, RN
SNICU
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
,
IA
United States
BreAnne was nominated by a patient who grew to consider her as family. Her nomination reads:
Over the past 32 years of my life due to fractures of my neck, back and other assorted bones, as well as a chronic liver disorder, I have spent far more than my fair share of time being a patient. In that time, I have grown to recognize a VAST range of competency, care, comfort and calling amongst doctors, nurses, techs, plebs, radiologists and even volunteers. I believe for the most part these variations follow roughly a standard bell curve' in distribution. But I am now writing to advise you that in the far right, narrow tip end of that bell curve, in the excellent' range, lie the abilities, intelligence and rapport (bedside manner) of BreAnne Orr.
During my current hospital stay, which has been like this: ER entrance, ICU stay, then nearly a week on 6th floor RCE & RCW, I would estimate that 3-4 dozen nurses and NAs have seen to my care, but one RN stands out, not only among these 40 or so people. Honestly, she belongs in a group of 3 or 4 medical care providers out of the hundreds I've experienced over 30+ years of medical needs. Nurse BreAnne Orr, through her knowledge and fluency in medical circumstances, her willingness to share a genuine concern based in her humanity and personal connection to her patient. She very quickly established a deeper relationship than merely caregiver-and-afflicted man. BreAnne has the ability, beyond merely academic training, to create an absolute trust, connection and comfort with patients, as well, it seemed from my perspective, with her team of co-workers, regardless of any differences of superior or subordinate career status they held.
During my stay, she functioned equally marvelous at various points as nurse, teacher, counselor, spiritual support source, medical translator, and advocate to my benefit. She seemed to be at one point or other like a sister, cousin, niece, daughter-in-law or some undefinable mix of all the above. In short, I feel that on paper, this amazing young lady was my nurse. But to me, she also became a friend (during my care at least). I would say that her excellent match between demands and assets to her occupational calling of nurse was grown to serve as a positive, respectable, and deeply human example of which she should be appreciated by her unit, the University of Iowa medical community as a whole, and the entire nursing profession.
She is, from my view, literally the role model for all young nurses.
Over the past 32 years of my life due to fractures of my neck, back and other assorted bones, as well as a chronic liver disorder, I have spent far more than my fair share of time being a patient. In that time, I have grown to recognize a VAST range of competency, care, comfort and calling amongst doctors, nurses, techs, plebs, radiologists and even volunteers. I believe for the most part these variations follow roughly a standard bell curve' in distribution. But I am now writing to advise you that in the far right, narrow tip end of that bell curve, in the excellent' range, lie the abilities, intelligence and rapport (bedside manner) of BreAnne Orr.
During my current hospital stay, which has been like this: ER entrance, ICU stay, then nearly a week on 6th floor RCE & RCW, I would estimate that 3-4 dozen nurses and NAs have seen to my care, but one RN stands out, not only among these 40 or so people. Honestly, she belongs in a group of 3 or 4 medical care providers out of the hundreds I've experienced over 30+ years of medical needs. Nurse BreAnne Orr, through her knowledge and fluency in medical circumstances, her willingness to share a genuine concern based in her humanity and personal connection to her patient. She very quickly established a deeper relationship than merely caregiver-and-afflicted man. BreAnne has the ability, beyond merely academic training, to create an absolute trust, connection and comfort with patients, as well, it seemed from my perspective, with her team of co-workers, regardless of any differences of superior or subordinate career status they held.
During my stay, she functioned equally marvelous at various points as nurse, teacher, counselor, spiritual support source, medical translator, and advocate to my benefit. She seemed to be at one point or other like a sister, cousin, niece, daughter-in-law or some undefinable mix of all the above. In short, I feel that on paper, this amazing young lady was my nurse. But to me, she also became a friend (during my care at least). I would say that her excellent match between demands and assets to her occupational calling of nurse was grown to serve as a positive, respectable, and deeply human example of which she should be appreciated by her unit, the University of Iowa medical community as a whole, and the entire nursing profession.
She is, from my view, literally the role model for all young nurses.