Yu-Zin Hong
February 2021
Yu-Zin
Hong
,
RN, BSN
Operating Room
Taiwan Adventist Hospital
Taipei
,
Taipei City
Taiwan

 

 

 

Nurse Yu-Zin always takes the initiative to care for patients' needs and reduce patients’ anxiety before surgery.

Nurse Yu-Zin is a person who does her best to help colleagues in the unit and is brave enough to speak up for them. She has a friendly and kind attitude, and she takes care of patients with a smile on her face. She always takes the initiative to care for patients' needs and reduce patients’ anxiety before surgery. She is also able to communicate with the medical team about patients’ needs. Yu-Zin often felt that the patients were usually anxious lying on the operating table in the low-temperature operating room.

She found that the use of skin disinfectant caused patients' skin to become cold, making them uncomfortable before the operation. Therefore, nurse Yu-Zin took the initiative to research to find a solution. The nursing literature she read confirmed that preheated skin disinfectants can reduce the incidence of postoperative wound infection. The low-cost and easy-to-operate technology did not increase the workload of nursing staff. At the same time, preheated skin disinfectants increased the comfort of patients during preoperative preparation and reduced the patients' anxiety before surgery.

Nurse Yu-Zin is also a preceptor. She contributes to the training of new nurses, helps to improve the quality of care, and creates a quality care environment. She is a model of care for the unit.