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This patient was kept wound-free on our unit for the entirety of her stay, thanks in part to the knowledge of our charge nurses and wound care team. We found it to calm her breathing, restore her heart rate and rhythm when she would become agitated. We discovered she liked certain types of music and played them at the bedside. She was often the best therapist, listening without judging, clicking her teeth if you said something funny.

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When she would be transferred back, we would update her on the happenings on the unit, personal and professional.

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Our hearts stopped each time we heard a code blue announced overhead when she was transferred, on multiple occasions, to MICU all at once, it seemed, busy hands would stop and each of us listened from the doorways for the relief of 'cancel code blue'. Her grandfather came every morning, 0715 sharp, we knew him by name, and he was kind enough to return the favor in knowing ours. Each time we trimmed back that unruly hair, we saved a sample for her momma, who often told us the only reason she never stayed overnight was because she knew her child was in the best hands. Often, a nurse could be seen on their lunch break braiding it back or painting her fingers and toes. Her hair was always being experimented with, as the antibiotics and tube feedings did little to help tame her curly hair, making it brittle and course.

This particular patient became part of our family on Street 4 almost 2 years ago, just after her 21st birthday. Although we treat each and every patient as 'one of our own' she was regarded as a VIP she was one of those stories you hear about on the news but rarely see in person - a tragic accident, medically complex care - a young person's life unexpectedly cut short. The Oncology Team on Street 4 at Winter Haven Hospital nervously adopted a patient to our team and quickly realized she would likely never leave. Request Information about the DAISY Award for Nursing Faculty or Nursing StudentsĪs a healthcare team, nothing is tougher than watching a patient you've come to know better than yourself, decline.Request information about The DAISY Award.Health Equity Grant- Older Adult Research Grant Application Form.Health Equity Grant- Older Adult Evidence-Based Practice Grant Application Form.Health Equity Grant- Improving Care and Promoting Healthy Aging of the Older Adult- Letter of Intent.NEW! For Improving Care and Promoting Healthy Aging of the Older Adult.Health Equity Grant - Research Grant Application Form.Health Equity Grant - EBP Application Form.For Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).NEW! Health Equity EBP and Research Grants.JPB Research/EBP Grants- Open to All Nurses.Commit to The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students.Request Information about the DAISY Award for Nursing Students.Participating Colleges/Schools of Nursing.About The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students.About the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students.Request Information about the DAISY Award for Nursing Faculty.Commit to The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty.Read the National Call for Faculty Recognition.About the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty.

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