October 2024
Treasure
Hockman
,
RN
3 North
University of Virginia Health
Charlottesville
,
VA
United States
Treasure spent extra time combing all the knots out of the patient's hair, applying conditioner, and styling the hair into a braid.
I had the pleasure of working with Treasure while providing OT for a patient she was taking care of on 3 north. When I asked Treasure if I could work with the patient for OT, she asked if she could come in and wash the patient's hair while she was sitting up. While we were working with the patient to wash her hair while sitting at the edge of the bed, I learned that Treasure had taken the time out of her day yesterday and today to wash the patient's hair. Treasure expressed she was worried the patient's hair was becoming knotted due to rolling in the bed. Treasure spent extra time combing all the knots out of the patient's hair, applying conditioner, and styling the hair into a braid. The patient's husband told Treasure that her long hair was very important to her identity. Treasure went above and beyond to honor what was important to the patient during her already busy day with a full patient caseload.