1st row left to right:Tina Bruzzo, Amanda DeMarinis, Alexandra Seelenfreud, Diana Brown, Jessica Rivas-Perez, Lincy Abraham, Samara Francis George
2nd row: LoriAnn Gordon, Amanda Beauzile, Eileen McLeod, Bindu Achenkunju, Roseann Berges, Dawn Keiley
3rd Row: Jennifer Fasano, Tanesia Hamil, Sharon Selman, Lazarnian Wellington, Helen Caffray
4th row: Karen Bailey, Krista Langdon, Vanda Dorismond, Michael Greenberg
2nd row: LoriAnn Gordon, Amanda Beauzile, Eileen McLeod, Bindu Achenkunju, Roseann Berges, Dawn Keiley
3rd Row: Jennifer Fasano, Tanesia Hamil, Sharon Selman, Lazarnian Wellington, Helen Caffray
4th row: Karen Bailey, Krista Langdon, Vanda Dorismond, Michael Greenberg
May 2021
Med
Telemetry
F3
Mount Sinai South Nassau
Oceanside
,
NY
United States
Jennifer Fasano, RN, NM; Dawn Keiley, MHA,BSN,RN,CHEP,CHSP, Director; Meghan Costigan, MSN, FNP-C; Helen Caffray, MSN, RN-BC NPDS; Lincy Abraham, MSN, RN, ANM; Maria Alisie-Sabau, MSN, RN, NE-BC , ANM; Justin John, RN, ANM; Diana Brown, RN, ANM; Bindu Achenkunju, RN-BC; Ann Marie Appell, RN-BC; Rey Arboleda, RN; Amanda Beauzile, RN; Roseann Berges, RN; Charlize Belice, RN; Amanda Demarinis, RN; Lorenzo De Vera, RN; Eric Ditching, RN; Michelle Donegan, RN; Irekpitan Ehikioya, RN; Nandy Exilien, MSN, NP; Alexa Fiore, RN; Samara Francis-George, RN; Elisa Gorres, RN; Michael Greenberg, RN; Ngozi Iwuoha, RN; Krista Langdon, RN: Danielle Malek, RN; Mitch Maravilla, RN; Laura Monet-Diaz, RN; Muhammad Moshin, RN; Jessica Rivas-Perez, RN; Judith Romero, RN; Leni Santos, RN; Alexandra Seelenfreud, RN; Janay Taylor, RN; Julia Tucci, RN; Karen Bailey, RN CM; Eileen McLeod, RN CM; Christine Bruzzo, SW; Lisa Perra, RD; Lisa Fiore, RD; Vanda Dorismond, PCT; MaryGrace Harris, PCT; Debra Hendrickson, PCT; Cassandre Jean Felix, PCT; Olga Khaimova, PCT; Elmis Lopex, PCT; CherryAnn Peters, PCT; Ronald Bryan Flores, PCT; Loriann Gordon, PCT; Yewandi Jaji, PCT; Myrlande Pierre, PCT; Lazarnian Wellington, PCT; Refine Marie Frederic, PCT; Tanesia Hamil, PCT; Carline Jean, PCT; Susan Joseph, PCT; Jessin Mathew, PCT; Justy Sebastian, PCT; Natasha Singh, PCT; Moiselle Raynor, UC; Sharon Selman, UC, Elena Peralta, ATNM; Darius McGraw, EVS; Alicia Perez, EVS;
Together they provide quality, compassionate nursing care based upon mutual respect for our patients, their families, and each other.
It takes a village to treat a patient. Good teamwork in Nursing is essential. Cultivating a strong nursing team takes time and effort. There are essential components required to have a strong team that develops over time. Strong teams ensure high-quality and safe patient care delivery is maintained through collaboration and communication. I observed this type of teamwork this past year with the staff on F3. Nurses, PCT’s, unit clerks, case management, social work, pharmacy, and EVS have worked together this past year to provide patients with not only quality care but comfort in a difficult time.
This unit was faced with the challenge of being the first and the last Covid unit. For many of us witnessing the changes that needed to take place on F3, it appeared to have happened overnight. One day a Med Surg/Oncology unit, the next day a Covid unit. The patients they cared for were not the patients they were used to. These patients were acutely ill requiring supplemental oxygen and needing close monitoring. Many had a variety of other comorbidities needing treatment as well. There were new competencies being learned in real-time working together to provide the care these patients needed.
On occasion, my colleagues or I would float to this unit knowing it would be a challenging shift. We observed the nurses caring for a unit of Covid patients day in and day out as their new norm. Many would verbalize their fears of getting Covid or bringing it home to their families yet would don and doff PPE and work together to get their medications distributed, provide treatments and skincare, admit, and discharge patients. I would often hear words like “don’t worry, I got this” or “go take a breather, I have your patients.” All this while responding to the multiple rapid responses and countless medical teams on their unit on each given day.
The acuity of most of these patients was very high. One minute they would be on a nasal cannula and before you know it the patient is on BiPAP then intubated, sedated, and proned. Of course, this cannot be done without a cohesive team that not only supports the patients but also supports each other. I also learned that due to the high acuity of these patients the staff all began learning cardiac monitoring. What had once been a med surg/oncology unit was now Covid/Telemetry.
Another challenge was the prohibition of visitors due to Covid. The nurses are very sensitive to this and did their best to ensure communication took place either with an iPad or cell phone. They worked together pulling in additional resources and support to provide this needed means for loved ones to see and talk with each other. This became even more evident when patients' families were relying on nurses to help them say their final goodbyes. It was not uncommon for the nurses, at the request of families, to provide the iPad so loved ones could see each other when loved ones were taking their last breath and even after their passing. The compassion and empathy shown throughout this pandemic by the F3 team do not go unnoticed. This team clearly exemplifies Mount Sinai South Nassau's values and embodies the mission.
Together they provide quality, compassionate nursing care based upon mutual respect for our patients, their families, and each other. They have been empowered and due to circumstances no one would have predicted to practice innovatively, influence exceptional clinical outcomes and learn continuously. Their collaboration and teamwork makes a difference in the life of each patient and family.
This unit was faced with the challenge of being the first and the last Covid unit. For many of us witnessing the changes that needed to take place on F3, it appeared to have happened overnight. One day a Med Surg/Oncology unit, the next day a Covid unit. The patients they cared for were not the patients they were used to. These patients were acutely ill requiring supplemental oxygen and needing close monitoring. Many had a variety of other comorbidities needing treatment as well. There were new competencies being learned in real-time working together to provide the care these patients needed.
On occasion, my colleagues or I would float to this unit knowing it would be a challenging shift. We observed the nurses caring for a unit of Covid patients day in and day out as their new norm. Many would verbalize their fears of getting Covid or bringing it home to their families yet would don and doff PPE and work together to get their medications distributed, provide treatments and skincare, admit, and discharge patients. I would often hear words like “don’t worry, I got this” or “go take a breather, I have your patients.” All this while responding to the multiple rapid responses and countless medical teams on their unit on each given day.
The acuity of most of these patients was very high. One minute they would be on a nasal cannula and before you know it the patient is on BiPAP then intubated, sedated, and proned. Of course, this cannot be done without a cohesive team that not only supports the patients but also supports each other. I also learned that due to the high acuity of these patients the staff all began learning cardiac monitoring. What had once been a med surg/oncology unit was now Covid/Telemetry.
Another challenge was the prohibition of visitors due to Covid. The nurses are very sensitive to this and did their best to ensure communication took place either with an iPad or cell phone. They worked together pulling in additional resources and support to provide this needed means for loved ones to see and talk with each other. This became even more evident when patients' families were relying on nurses to help them say their final goodbyes. It was not uncommon for the nurses, at the request of families, to provide the iPad so loved ones could see each other when loved ones were taking their last breath and even after their passing. The compassion and empathy shown throughout this pandemic by the F3 team do not go unnoticed. This team clearly exemplifies Mount Sinai South Nassau's values and embodies the mission.
Together they provide quality, compassionate nursing care based upon mutual respect for our patients, their families, and each other. They have been empowered and due to circumstances no one would have predicted to practice innovatively, influence exceptional clinical outcomes and learn continuously. Their collaboration and teamwork makes a difference in the life of each patient and family.