February 2024
Aman
Johal
,
RN, BSN
4 Main
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville
,
CA
United States
We got her up into the chair just in time for one of her lifelong friends to visit. Aman then took this patient to the window and allowed her to visit for about 15 minutes.
I had a patient who was on our floor for several days before I was assigned to care for her. This patient was deteriorating quickly with multiple health problems. When moving this patient, she was unable to lift her own legs. She continued to state that she wanted to get up and move. We knew this would not be safe for the patient. Aman took it upon herself to help this patient. She went and found the ICU cardiac chair, and with assistance, we got her up into the chair just in time for one of her lifelong friends to visit. Aman then took this patient to the window and allowed her to visit for about 15 minutes. We were then able to safely move the patient back to bed. She was very appreciative, and the time she got to spend with her friend was irreplaceable, as the patient passed away shortly after this interaction. I thought this was exemplary behavior and was multiple examples of not only our mission statement but also actions we should take as nurses.