Betty Morejon
October 2024
Betty
Morejon
,
RN
CVICU
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Greenville
,
SC
United States
She knew that I was emotionally hurt and, with her voice, told me it was gonna be ok and she was there to take care of me. I felt safe. I was so scared but felt safe.
I was a patient in CVICU for 5 days. Only I wasn't supposed to be a patient. I was supposed to be in and out and home for 23 hours of observation. A traumatic surgery with a trocar injury led me to downtown St Francis from Eastside St Francis. I had so many nurses....so many for the 8 days I was in the hospital. Betty was what she wanted to be called, and she was my CVICU nurse at night. She was so very wonderful...I can't begin to thank her enough for her care.
I asked her with hand motions what happened as I am a Surgical Tech and was intubated for three days past my surgery. I motioned for her on day 2 and did my hands to see what happened. She knew I was scared and that I wasn't supposed to be where I was. She knelt beside me as if her head was level with mine and so patiently told me everything that happened and that was happening. My heart sank...I nearly died. She knew that I was emotionally hurt and, with her voice, told me it was gonna be ok and she was there to take care of me. I felt safe. I was so scared but felt safe. Being in the medical field, you can be the most stubborn patient ever, but with her, it was so easy. She kept me calm at night when my family was gone and when I was the most upset. I work with nurses daily, but this nurse was something special. Every day she was there, she came right to me, asking me how I was and telling me that she would see me the next night. She talked to me about everything just to keep my mind at ease.
It has taken me months to write this, yet I still feel like she will never understand her impact on me and my family. My nurse eased a terrible, terrible situation, and boy, was I so proud to have encountered her. Today I walked into CVICU as an employee and finally saw her post all this for the first time since March. She knew immediately who I was, and we hugged for the longest time. I thanked her for everything she did for me, and she would never realize the impact she had on me. I talk about her a lot just because nurses like that need all the recognition for making someone as stubborn as I appreciate the true meaning of taking care of your patients.
I asked her with hand motions what happened as I am a Surgical Tech and was intubated for three days past my surgery. I motioned for her on day 2 and did my hands to see what happened. She knew I was scared and that I wasn't supposed to be where I was. She knelt beside me as if her head was level with mine and so patiently told me everything that happened and that was happening. My heart sank...I nearly died. She knew that I was emotionally hurt and, with her voice, told me it was gonna be ok and she was there to take care of me. I felt safe. I was so scared but felt safe. Being in the medical field, you can be the most stubborn patient ever, but with her, it was so easy. She kept me calm at night when my family was gone and when I was the most upset. I work with nurses daily, but this nurse was something special. Every day she was there, she came right to me, asking me how I was and telling me that she would see me the next night. She talked to me about everything just to keep my mind at ease.
It has taken me months to write this, yet I still feel like she will never understand her impact on me and my family. My nurse eased a terrible, terrible situation, and boy, was I so proud to have encountered her. Today I walked into CVICU as an employee and finally saw her post all this for the first time since March. She knew immediately who I was, and we hugged for the longest time. I thanked her for everything she did for me, and she would never realize the impact she had on me. I talk about her a lot just because nurses like that need all the recognition for making someone as stubborn as I appreciate the true meaning of taking care of your patients.