Nadine H Smith
December 2024
Nadine H
Smith
,
RN
Orthopedics
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
,
VA
United States
Her critical thinking and quick actions not only helped the patient but reassured the family.
Nadine Smith's patient arrived from PACU, and within 10 minutes of the patient being on our floor, she accessed the patient for stroke-like symptoms. She called our 5W NP and MSET immediately. A code stroke level 1 was called, a clot was identified, and the patient was flown to a tertiary hospital for treatment. Her critical thinking and quick actions not only helped the patient but reassured the family.