Victoria Schlamb
September 2021
Victoria
Schlamb
,
BSN, RN, CEN
TJUH Emergency Department
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia
,
PA
United States
The care provided to this patient embodied what a nurse truly does.
Victoria had a critical patient in the ED with a complaint of shortness of breath. The patient’s condition deteriorated and she was placed on a morphine drip with supportive care. Efforts to contact friends or family were unsuccessful; Victoria did not want the patient to die alone. She provided amazing end-of-life care. Victoria placed the monitor on the soft-lit Comfort screen, dimmed the room lights, and played soft, calming music on her cell phone. The care provided to this patient embodied what a nurse truly does. Seeing this unfold through to the end, truly touched my soul.