This nurse is an Extraordinary Nurse who not only goes above and beyond for our team by filling in on call and making extra visits during short staffing coverage issues during the pandemic, but she also always works extra hard to be sure her patients are always taken care of.

One example of this is for a TPN patient she had on her caseload recently. This patient was NPO and had not had TPN in 2 days. He had been refusing HH visits for almost a week. This nurse was contacted by an Atrium Sepsis Coordinator who stated the patient's PICC was halfway pulled out. She contacted the patient after her 8-5 workday had ended and ended up sending him to the ER. He didn't go until about 8 p.m. She called the ER to inform the nurse there about his PICC line status and to stress the importance of him having access due to being NPO. The ER still discharged the patient home after pulling the PICC and leaving him without access. She worked many hours the next day contacting Home Infusion pharmacist, the surgeon, and the PCP. The surgeon felt it was the PCP's responsibility to handle. She worked persistently with this PCP office to make sure they were handling having the PICC replaced to prevent worsening of this patient's condition and him being readmitted to the hospital. The extra work and follow-up is nothing new for this nurse.

This is just one example of how much extra effort she puts in to make sure her patients don't fall through the cracks. She never expects any extra praise for this type of thing. She considers it her job to carry things through, even if it is after her workday has ended, on a weekend, or a holiday. She is always a patient advocate and will go to any length to make sure their needs are met.