Blood and Marrow Transplant Team
November 2018
Blood and Marrow Transplant Team
at University of Maryland Medical Center
BMT
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore
,
MD
United States
Melodie Adolphe BSN, RN;
Tyler Guzman BSN, RN;
Christina Macheras MSN, RN;
Katherine Tiburzi BSN, RN;
Nathalie Walter BSN, RN:
Jean Atayan BSN, RN;
Mary Barbara Fieden RN;
Tiana Gardner RN;
Sandra Holt RN;
Olena Ivanova BSN, RN;
Rebecca Klichevski RN;
Jennifer Labajo BSN, RN;
Jeana Marquardt BSN, RN;
Augustin Nguenkam BSN, RN;
Sandra Selby BSN, RN;
Jamie Scoff BSN, RN;
Patricia Kay Skidmore RN;
Amanda Smith BSN, RN;
Emily Smith MSN, RN;
Geraldine Smith RN;
Anette Stromberg RN;
Jenna Sweeney BSN, RN;
Amy Walter BSN, RN;
Rebeca Tholen BSN, RN;
Tiffany Campbell BSN, RN;
Helen Haines BSN, RN;
David Glenn MSN, RN;
Cathy Karska BSN, RN;
Mary Rutter MSN, RN;
Mylene De Vera BSN, RN
Tyler Guzman BSN, RN;
Christina Macheras MSN, RN;
Katherine Tiburzi BSN, RN;
Nathalie Walter BSN, RN:
Jean Atayan BSN, RN;
Mary Barbara Fieden RN;
Tiana Gardner RN;
Sandra Holt RN;
Olena Ivanova BSN, RN;
Rebecca Klichevski RN;
Jennifer Labajo BSN, RN;
Jeana Marquardt BSN, RN;
Augustin Nguenkam BSN, RN;
Sandra Selby BSN, RN;
Jamie Scoff BSN, RN;
Patricia Kay Skidmore RN;
Amanda Smith BSN, RN;
Emily Smith MSN, RN;
Geraldine Smith RN;
Anette Stromberg RN;
Jenna Sweeney BSN, RN;
Amy Walter BSN, RN;
Rebeca Tholen BSN, RN;
Tiffany Campbell BSN, RN;
Helen Haines BSN, RN;
David Glenn MSN, RN;
Cathy Karska BSN, RN;
Mary Rutter MSN, RN;
Mylene De Vera BSN, RN
On a busy Thursday, I was covering one of my nurse manager colleagues and wasn't able to make it to the floor until close to 3 pm. As I stood in between the airlock waiting for the second door to open, I heard the faint sound of music. Sure enough, as the door started to open, "Papa was a Rolling Stone", hit my ears. At first, I thought it was coming from a patient's room, but as I walked down the hallway, the volume stayed the same and I noticed patients strolling the hallways with their IV poles. When I got to the nurses' station to check in, I asked what was going on. The nurses proceeded to tell me about the walking hour started by and continued in honor of Denise Choiniere, Director of Oncology Nursing.
It was amazing. You could tell it was a particularly tough day on the unit so to see the continued dedication to encouraging patient exercise and to get out of the confines of their rooms was a seemingly small gesture that made a huge impact. Not only to the patients but likely anyone that walked onto the unit.
It was amazing. You could tell it was a particularly tough day on the unit so to see the continued dedication to encouraging patient exercise and to get out of the confines of their rooms was a seemingly small gesture that made a huge impact. Not only to the patients but likely anyone that walked onto the unit.