December 2021
Robert
Kinney
,
RN
Emergency Department North
Cox Health Springfield
Springfield
,
MO
United States
Rob could have just discharged this man with a list of shelters and let him figure it out on his own, but instead, he chose to help this man.
Rob took over on a patient that I had been caring for all day. The patient was non-English speaking, homeless, and resource-less and now has multiple fractures. We worked all day trying to get the patient someplace to go as the patient expressed that he was brought here illegally and has absolutely no contacts, money, or a place to go/live. Rob is fluent in Spanish and was able to communicate with this patient. He took care of this patient all night and then stayed over late to help me continue calling to look for someone to help this man out. After running into dead end after dead end, Rob decided to just take this patient to church with him and see if this church would be able to help. Rob said, “Jesus won’t let me send him to the street.” Rob is such an exceptional human and the absolute best nurse that I have ever worked with. Rob could have just discharged this man with a list of shelters and let him figure it out on his own, but instead, he chose to help this man. This is only one small example of how Rob goes above and beyond in his job duties and is just a good person.