Wendy Copenhagen
January 2023
Wendy
Copenhagen
,
RN
Peritoneal Dialysis Center
Rochester Regional Health Specialty Medicine
Rochester
,
NY
United States
Wendy Copenhagen is the lifeline in the peritoneal dialysis unit at Unity. She is the person that keeps us afloat. It takes a huge amount of work to make something look easy: That is Wendy Copenhagen. Her understated style belies her leadership, her organizational skills, her caring, and her clinical competence. The nurse in the PD unit has a special role: she is the expert in the delivery of peritoneal dialysis. However, Wendy is more than that. She is the person that the patient develops a relationship with during their one-on-one training, who they go to for problem-solving help with their orders, advice and moral support, and confidence building. In short, she is the go-to person. The physicians rely on her for her clinical skill; PD is a nurse-driven treatment.
Wendy takes calls and does peritoneal dialysis education with the nurses on the med surg floors. She runs the options programs. What you want to know is that she develops caring and individual bonds with each of her patients; she gives them her full attention, she follows through on the endless details involved in a home program, and she is a communicator. Wendy needs to be recognized for all that she does. I want her to know how much we appreciate her. I nominate Wendy Copenhagen for the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Wendy takes calls and does peritoneal dialysis education with the nurses on the med surg floors. She runs the options programs. What you want to know is that she develops caring and individual bonds with each of her patients; she gives them her full attention, she follows through on the endless details involved in a home program, and she is a communicator. Wendy needs to be recognized for all that she does. I want her to know how much we appreciate her. I nominate Wendy Copenhagen for the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.