June 2021
Brooke
Wuebben
,
BSN, RN
Inpatient Oncology
Sanford Medical Center - Fargo
Fargo
,
ND
United States
Not only does Brooke advocate for the patients but she is always the first one to bring up engaging/updating the family.
Brooke cared for me for three days of my stay. She spent the extra time to alleviate the anxiety I was feeling by spending time visiting and joking with me which helped immensely. She helped me not focus on what brought me to the hospital. She explained things and offered assurance and was attentive to whatever I needed. She not only was kind and caring to me but also my wife. She would check in with her and make sure she was comfortable as well. She advocated for me when I needed extra care by paging the doctor and keeping me informed. I attribute my rapid healing to the quality of care she provided. It’s so nice to see young nurses who have the natural personality and aptitude to care for the sick. You can teach a lot in school, but you cannot teach how to care for people – the nurturing, compassion, humor, and patience it requires cannot be taught in books. Brooke is smart, and all the things you cannot learn in the books. She’s a top-notch nurse and deserves to be recognized for the quality of care and time she gave me and my wife during my stay.
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Brooke is exactly one year into her nursing career, and she blows me away every day. Her attention to detail is that of a very seasoned nurse. Brooke is also a fierce advocate for patients. Last week Brooke got a report on a patient halfway through the day and she questioned the status of the patient. A seasoned nurse reported that the patient had been like that all day and vitals were stable. Brooke didn’t give up, she sensed something was wrong. She engaged the CCL right away and communicated with the physician. She insisted someone come up and see the patient and she was right on. They discovered the patient had critical ABGs and the patient was transferred to ICU, potentially for emergent dialysis and intubation. Not only does Brooke advocate for the patients but she is always the first one to bring up engaging/updating the family.
Recently she had a patient that was not doing well but the family was only involved via phone. The patient was going to need a feeding tube and the physician was guessing the patient could need restraints to keep it in. Brooke insisted the physician not only talk to the family about the feeding tube but talk about the possibility of needing restraints and validate that that was something they were ok with. Brooke is also a positive team player. She recently spent 1 month in the Special Care Unit without hesitation during the pandemic. She is the type of person who doesn’t hesitate to help others out even if it puts her behind or pushes her out of her comfort zone. I can only imagine what she will accomplish as she progresses through her nursing career and am so grateful to have her on our team.
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Brooke is exactly one year into her nursing career, and she blows me away every day. Her attention to detail is that of a very seasoned nurse. Brooke is also a fierce advocate for patients. Last week Brooke got a report on a patient halfway through the day and she questioned the status of the patient. A seasoned nurse reported that the patient had been like that all day and vitals were stable. Brooke didn’t give up, she sensed something was wrong. She engaged the CCL right away and communicated with the physician. She insisted someone come up and see the patient and she was right on. They discovered the patient had critical ABGs and the patient was transferred to ICU, potentially for emergent dialysis and intubation. Not only does Brooke advocate for the patients but she is always the first one to bring up engaging/updating the family.
Recently she had a patient that was not doing well but the family was only involved via phone. The patient was going to need a feeding tube and the physician was guessing the patient could need restraints to keep it in. Brooke insisted the physician not only talk to the family about the feeding tube but talk about the possibility of needing restraints and validate that that was something they were ok with. Brooke is also a positive team player. She recently spent 1 month in the Special Care Unit without hesitation during the pandemic. She is the type of person who doesn’t hesitate to help others out even if it puts her behind or pushes her out of her comfort zone. I can only imagine what she will accomplish as she progresses through her nursing career and am so grateful to have her on our team.