It's not too often that we have newborn babies that become sick a day after they are born. Normally they are sick pretty shortly after birth. On this particular day, Liz was caring for a family and their newborn. She was vigilant in noting some trends in this infant's temperature being slightly higher in the norm range and keeping a dedicated eye on this infant's vital signs. Throughout the shift, Liz was instrumental in keeping a watchful eye on this infant's behavior, feeding, and overall well-being, noting that something just wasn't right. She was on top of letting the provider know when she had concerns and didn't hesitate to speak up and communicate what she was seeing and thinking.

As a provider, I greatly appreciate the eyes and ears of the care team. Her ability to recognize, stop, and think was critical for this infant to receive the necessary care needed to prevent a critical event from occurring. The infant was transferred to ICN and was noted to most likely be septic. Sepsis in newborns can be very subtle and paying attention to details and taking note if something just doesn't fit is key to early treatment and management to have a good outcome from sepsis. Liz gives excellent care to her patients and families. It is reassuring knowing Liz is working and that her assessment skills in newborns are astute, and her calm, non-judgmental, encouraging team player attitude is always appreciated when working with her.

Please recognize Liz for her outstanding work in catching and identifying a very sick newborn that needed immediate attention to survive sepsis. She saved that newborn's life.