I had a patient who was in a motor vehicle crash. After surgery he had stabilized enough to get around more and being a dedicated father to 3 young children whom he hadn't seen in almost a week, he was eager to see them. Just when I was scheduled to take him to the waiting room to see them, an unexpected admission rolled in the door and I couldn't take him after all. When Jenny saw how disappointed the patient was, she grabbed a wheelchair, portable monitor, suction, and volunteered to take him. It was already change of shift and she had given report to the night shift and was free to go home. Instead, she took my patient to spend nearly 30 minutes with his precious children. She sat with them in the waiting room, played with them, reassured them when the pulse oximetry falsely alarmed low because he had moved his finger to hug his youngest son. When my patient came back, he told me about how much Jenny's above and beyond act meant to him and his family. Jenny is one of my favorite nurses to work with because she always goes the extra mile for her patients. This is only one example of the extraordinary things she does for all the patients in STICU every day.
Thank you, Jenny. We are Proud You are a WakeMed Nurse!