Medical Care Unit
March 2024
Medical Care Unit
AdventHealth Lake Wales
Lake Wales
,
FL
United States
Alfredo Alcantara, RN
Francesca Berning, LPN
Nicole Brown, RN
Frannecie Dieudonne, LPN
Jermyheer Fletcher, PCT
Nahira Gomez Molina, RN
Catherine Grillo, PCT
Danielle Harris, RN
Derrick Jones, PCT
Chesney Lalanne, RN
Dorrell Nelson, PCT
Sarah Pletcher, RN
Denise Rodriguez, RN
Monique Rosius, PCT
Cheri Schneeberger, PCT
Heather Swaby, RN
Tanya Smith, SNM
Sheila Acosta, RN
Dessarie Aguero, LPN
Miguel Catala, PCT
Nadia Clendinen, RN
Loise Deus, RN
Kristen Gammon, PCT
Briana Garza, RN
Renette Guerrier, RN
Hacheline Horace, PCT
Ashanti Jones, PCT
Brana Keene, PCT
Darline Mainillo, RN
Yvette Martin, PCT
Linda McKinney, RN
Janet Nelson, PCT
Betsy Plaza, PCT
Sarina Randall, PCT
Cynthia Riddell, RN
Kindra Sprague, RN
Annie Grace Torceno, RN
Julia DeSilvestro, ANM
Kareen Racca, ANM
Theresa Straniero, ANM
Briana Vargas, ANM
Terrena Veland, LPN
Jenise Bell, PCT
Destiny Bruno, RN
Rosemarie Buenvenida, RN
Lisa Chavis, PCT
Cassandra Escobar, RN
Emily Feliciano, RN
Demika Gardner, PCT
Tyra Hodges, PCT
Tammy Houmard, RN
Shannon Miller, RN
Stephanie Paquin, RN
Jasmin Pena, PCT
Jessica Quinn, RN
Jeleisha Robinson, PCT
Ruth Saint Louis, PCT
Angelita Seda, RN
April Morgan, HUC
DAhna Brown, LPN
Elizabeth Conant, PCT
Alphia Cummings, PCT
Amber Freeman, LPN
Lindsay Greenwood, LPN
Vernon Holland, LPN
Kimberly Hyatt, RN
Maricruz Lopez, PCT
Marlene Lopez-Hyde, LPN
George McNerney, PCT
Monica Myers, RN
Shayla Nicolatos, RN
Abigail Ramirez, PCT
Abigail Robles, LPN
Ruben Darcy Jr Panaligan, RN
Shina Smith, RN
Claricelisse Suarez, PCT
Tanisha Ward, PCT
Rhonda Wohlford, PCT
Mayco Saincere, RN
Tyler Kenney, PCT
Francesca Berning, LPN
Nicole Brown, RN
Frannecie Dieudonne, LPN
Jermyheer Fletcher, PCT
Nahira Gomez Molina, RN
Catherine Grillo, PCT
Danielle Harris, RN
Derrick Jones, PCT
Chesney Lalanne, RN
Dorrell Nelson, PCT
Sarah Pletcher, RN
Denise Rodriguez, RN
Monique Rosius, PCT
Cheri Schneeberger, PCT
Heather Swaby, RN
Tanya Smith, SNM
Sheila Acosta, RN
Dessarie Aguero, LPN
Miguel Catala, PCT
Nadia Clendinen, RN
Loise Deus, RN
Kristen Gammon, PCT
Briana Garza, RN
Renette Guerrier, RN
Hacheline Horace, PCT
Ashanti Jones, PCT
Brana Keene, PCT
Darline Mainillo, RN
Yvette Martin, PCT
Linda McKinney, RN
Janet Nelson, PCT
Betsy Plaza, PCT
Sarina Randall, PCT
Cynthia Riddell, RN
Kindra Sprague, RN
Annie Grace Torceno, RN
Julia DeSilvestro, ANM
Kareen Racca, ANM
Theresa Straniero, ANM
Briana Vargas, ANM
Terrena Veland, LPN
Jenise Bell, PCT
Destiny Bruno, RN
Rosemarie Buenvenida, RN
Lisa Chavis, PCT
Cassandra Escobar, RN
Emily Feliciano, RN
Demika Gardner, PCT
Tyra Hodges, PCT
Tammy Houmard, RN
Shannon Miller, RN
Stephanie Paquin, RN
Jasmin Pena, PCT
Jessica Quinn, RN
Jeleisha Robinson, PCT
Ruth Saint Louis, PCT
Angelita Seda, RN
April Morgan, HUC
DAhna Brown, LPN
Elizabeth Conant, PCT
Alphia Cummings, PCT
Amber Freeman, LPN
Lindsay Greenwood, LPN
Vernon Holland, LPN
Kimberly Hyatt, RN
Maricruz Lopez, PCT
Marlene Lopez-Hyde, LPN
George McNerney, PCT
Monica Myers, RN
Shayla Nicolatos, RN
Abigail Ramirez, PCT
Abigail Robles, LPN
Ruben Darcy Jr Panaligan, RN
Shina Smith, RN
Claricelisse Suarez, PCT
Tanisha Ward, PCT
Rhonda Wohlford, PCT
Mayco Saincere, RN
Tyler Kenney, PCT
Regularly, our staff encounters many patients. Some leave you with warm memories, and some may leave you tired, exhausted, and burned out. One difficult patient scenario lasted much longer than anticipated. The MCU (Medical Care Unit) staff banded together to meet this patient’s needs and help one another creatively. The team spoke up when they needed breaks, and they took turns caring for the patient, all while providing excellent care. We interact with patients on what could be their worst days, and some patients' behavior can be inappropriate and unnecessary. When these challenging patients are in our care for more than 100 days, you can imagine all the stress the unit endured. I am so proud of how MCU staff unified and took the absolute best care of this patient. Describing some of the behaviors is relevant to this nomination: throwing food, cursing, vulgar language, yelling, belittling, and uncompromising, to name a few. Although this patient was bedridden and hard to satisfy, they provided excellent care that resulted in the patient's health restoring to baseline and providing a safe discharge.