Dakota A Rogers
June 2024
Dakota A
Rogers
,
RN, BSN, CCRN
ICU
Atrium Health Floyd
Rome
,
GA
United States
It was a long night, and Dakota's passion, work ethic, and ample knowledge of her condition, as well as medications that could be administered, were untouchable.
After ten days in the hospital, a rapid response call landed my grandmother in the hospital. Little did we know we would not be bringing her home from there. Things had settled down after a very eventful day on Monday, and we were hopeful of receiving more results after additional testing that would be scheduled for Tuesday morning. Shortly after shift change, Dakota went to work and did not sit down all night. My grandmother was in critical condition with quickly onset end-stage renal failure that we had been battling for nearly three months. She needed assistance in every way possible.
Dakota stepped in swiftly when her blood pressure began to plummet, started communicating with the hospitalist on shift, and began administering medications and light fluids as she was also on fluid restrictions. Renal failure is a catch-22, and she was no simple case. Throughout the night, she worked Dakota. There was little time this nurse was not in the room with us monitoring her, checking her stats, and making sure that my mom and I were cared for, too. It was a long night, and Dakota's passion, work ethic, and ample knowledge of her condition, as well as medications that could be administered, were untouchable. Dakota is someone that you instantly feel the passion for the job from, and with every hurdle, smiled and gently but quickly jumped in headfirst to resolve the issue at hand.
After a long night, Dakota was ready to get home to get some rest but assured us that they would be back to take care of us again tonight. Unfortunately, not long after shift change, my grandmother peacefully passed, so there would not be a need for care that night. Before we even left the hospital, my mom and I discussed nominating Dakota for the amazing work, who, alongside colleagues, jumped in at 2 AM to assist with a stroke call. After three hospital stays in two months totaling 24 days, we had some wonderful nurses (and care teams), but hands down, our nurse set the bar high. Not only the patient care, but also the care given to my mom and I as we were alongside her through the night was impeccable.
Dakota stepped in swiftly when her blood pressure began to plummet, started communicating with the hospitalist on shift, and began administering medications and light fluids as she was also on fluid restrictions. Renal failure is a catch-22, and she was no simple case. Throughout the night, she worked Dakota. There was little time this nurse was not in the room with us monitoring her, checking her stats, and making sure that my mom and I were cared for, too. It was a long night, and Dakota's passion, work ethic, and ample knowledge of her condition, as well as medications that could be administered, were untouchable. Dakota is someone that you instantly feel the passion for the job from, and with every hurdle, smiled and gently but quickly jumped in headfirst to resolve the issue at hand.
After a long night, Dakota was ready to get home to get some rest but assured us that they would be back to take care of us again tonight. Unfortunately, not long after shift change, my grandmother peacefully passed, so there would not be a need for care that night. Before we even left the hospital, my mom and I discussed nominating Dakota for the amazing work, who, alongside colleagues, jumped in at 2 AM to assist with a stroke call. After three hospital stays in two months totaling 24 days, we had some wonderful nurses (and care teams), but hands down, our nurse set the bar high. Not only the patient care, but also the care given to my mom and I as we were alongside her through the night was impeccable.