I have been an RN at SVR for over 5 years and am on the float team. As a float RN, I experience floors/staff all throughout the hospital.

I was working on 2300, and David was my charge nurse. Immediately at shift change, I had a critical patient. He was unresponsive, hypotensive, and septic. Without asking, David pulled Narcan, administered it, and helped me throughout the shift by closely monitoring him while I took care of my other 5 patients until he went to the ICU. When it was time to transfer him, David just did it. I didn’t have to ask.

While he was transferring him to the ICU, another patient of mine became critical. He lost a large amount of blood from a wound, was hypotensive, minimally responsive, and required two blood transfusions. David immediately returned and did not leave my side until this patient was literally brought back to life. The patient no longer needed the ICU due to the actions David and I took.

Once that was done, it was shift change, and another patient of mine was calling for pain meds twice. Once I found the time to give it, I saw David had already done it for me. It was the worst shift I may ever have had, but David saved me. There is a recurring theme here. I never had to ask David for help; he knew I needed it, and he just did it. That is why I am nominating David. He exemplifies everything that an incredible leader does, without asking.