Amy Morris, RN - DAISY Award Honoree
October 2013
Amy
Morris
,
RN
Trauma ICU
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
Fort Worth
,
TX
United States
Amy is such a compassionate nurse and is always giving her all for her patients. Almost on a daily basis, she is seen taking the time to do something for a patient or a family member that she didn't have to do, such as buying meals for them with her own money or just taking the time to sit and talk with a worried parent. Her patients always come first.
Amy had been caring for a 91 year old man for several days who had fallen and broken his hip. He was very sweet and very hard of hearing, but Amy had taken the time with him and earned his trust. Over the days, his Hgb and HCT had been dropping with unknown cause, as his hip had been repaired and no other known injuries found. Friday and Saturday he seemed himself - sweet, funny, and very curious about the workings of TICU. Sunday was a different story all together, and Amy could see that from the start of her shift. He was not the same. The fight was gone. His labs had dropped again, and she was concerned! Bringing this to the doctor's attention, she was quite insistent we look into what was going on with him. A CT was ordered, and a large ruptured AAA was discovered.
Amy was right there when the Trauma surgeon went in to tell the patient and his daughter. "Well" he said, "I think I'll try my luck at the surgery, I've been lucky in Vegas. Amy, you'll be here?" His daughter was in tears, and there had been some issues with his son not wanting to be with him at the hospital. He didn't get upset by that, as he verbalized, "I have my girls" (Amy and his daughter).
As the CV surgeon spoke about all of the major risks of the surgery to someone who was much younger than 91 years old, he just listened and wanted to proceed. As Anesthesia packed him up to take him to surgery, the person he was calling for was Amy. "Amy, Amy? Wheres my Amy?" As she walked in the room, he began to cry and pull her in for a hug. "I love you", he said to her. "I love you, too, and Ill see you when you get back", responded Amy.
Not a dry eye around!
I just feel this speaks volumes for her character and compassion. I believe this is nursing at its best. The reason most of us come to work healing mind, body, spirit. It is the core of what we do.
Thank you, Amy!
Amy had been caring for a 91 year old man for several days who had fallen and broken his hip. He was very sweet and very hard of hearing, but Amy had taken the time with him and earned his trust. Over the days, his Hgb and HCT had been dropping with unknown cause, as his hip had been repaired and no other known injuries found. Friday and Saturday he seemed himself - sweet, funny, and very curious about the workings of TICU. Sunday was a different story all together, and Amy could see that from the start of her shift. He was not the same. The fight was gone. His labs had dropped again, and she was concerned! Bringing this to the doctor's attention, she was quite insistent we look into what was going on with him. A CT was ordered, and a large ruptured AAA was discovered.
Amy was right there when the Trauma surgeon went in to tell the patient and his daughter. "Well" he said, "I think I'll try my luck at the surgery, I've been lucky in Vegas. Amy, you'll be here?" His daughter was in tears, and there had been some issues with his son not wanting to be with him at the hospital. He didn't get upset by that, as he verbalized, "I have my girls" (Amy and his daughter).
As the CV surgeon spoke about all of the major risks of the surgery to someone who was much younger than 91 years old, he just listened and wanted to proceed. As Anesthesia packed him up to take him to surgery, the person he was calling for was Amy. "Amy, Amy? Wheres my Amy?" As she walked in the room, he began to cry and pull her in for a hug. "I love you", he said to her. "I love you, too, and Ill see you when you get back", responded Amy.
Not a dry eye around!
I just feel this speaks volumes for her character and compassion. I believe this is nursing at its best. The reason most of us come to work healing mind, body, spirit. It is the core of what we do.
Thank you, Amy!