August 2023
Colton
Duran
,
BSN, RN
Emergency Department
St. Mary's Regional Hospital
Grand Junction
,
CO
United States
Colton has intuition and integrity in making ethical decisions and inspires a care team by being an exceptional role model.
My stepdad fell and was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital ER. He was in the ER from 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM. While in the ER, he was taken to the trauma room for care. He had broken his back in the fall and had a hemothorax first. The whole trauma team was amazing. Each nurse and provider stepped into their respective tasks like a well-oiled machine. It was amazing to watch. I wish I had been a nursing student watching the room, instead of watching my loved one. Colton was, or seemed to be, the natural leader in the room. All of the nurses and providers. Respiratory therapists, doctors, and paramedics were extraordinary in their care. Colton stood up for his leadership in the room. And was one of the few that was still around at the end of the crisis after my dad was stabilized. He was there for the cleanup after the tornado of activity after the smoke settled. He even visited my stepdad in the ICU to see how he was.
D-Colton was decisive and proactively involved in providing dedicated and compassionate care. His leadership skills in the trauma room helped keep the process smooth and on track, which helped my stepdad live to see another day. He was dedicated enough to check on him even after leaving the ER. He assured us that the morning lab work and medications were taken care of before leaving the ER and going up to the ICU. He could have left that to the ICU staff.
A. He acknowledged and had professional accountability for his actions and decisions. He assured that all the tasks were completed throughout the trauma room experience and assisted other staff in their processes as needed. He made sure all scheduled tasks were taken care of before handing off my stepdad to the ICU staff.
I-Colton has intuition and integrity in making ethical decisions and inspires a care team by being an exceptional role model. Throughout the whole trauma room process, you could tell he was confident. In his processing of the room. Everyone in the room was great and things went amazingly smoothly. Colton was training a new nurse through the process. While he directed her steps, he was able to still oversee the whole picture and step in to help with any issues he saw come up for others.
S-He showed skilled nursing and provided the best clinical practice while maintaining reverence for patients' wishes. He stepped into the room and assisted in each and every process that needed to be completed. He made sure the defibrillator pads were attached to my stepdad in case he needed to be defibrillated. But made sure all were aware he didn't want chest compressions.
Y-He yearns for persistent actions and expects excellent results with a “Yes, I can” attitude. After watching Colton work for hours in the trauma room, one can tell that his persistence is what keeps him going. Even when some adversity and concerning things happened with my dad, he continued to provide excellent care and lead them. He told me a couple of days after dad was admitted to the ICU that he visited him in the unit to see how he was doing.
There are moments in the ER and in the trauma room that I didn't think my stepdad was going to make it for his biological children to see him alive again. A few days later, he was extubated and talking to doctors and nurses. His daughter got to town that evening. His son got to town very early the next morning. He, along with his son, daughter, and me, talked with several doctors in the ICU and was faced with some serious decisions. Because of the awesome work in the trauma room, my stepdad was able to think through the challenges in his immediate future and was able to make the tough decisions on how the rest of his life was going to go, instead of those choices being on the shoulders of his children. After contemplating the surgeries that would be required to keep him alive and the probability and struggles that might come with them, he opted to forgo the surgeries and be comfortable while he awaited his final trip. He gladly joined my mother in Heaven peacefully and of his own choice, thanks to the trauma team that kept him alive long enough to be able to make that choice. I want to thank each and every provider who touched my stepdad's life during his stay at St Mary's. And especially Colton and his leadership skills in the trauma room that night, which allowed him the time and ability to be the decision maker in his life.
D-Colton was decisive and proactively involved in providing dedicated and compassionate care. His leadership skills in the trauma room helped keep the process smooth and on track, which helped my stepdad live to see another day. He was dedicated enough to check on him even after leaving the ER. He assured us that the morning lab work and medications were taken care of before leaving the ER and going up to the ICU. He could have left that to the ICU staff.
A. He acknowledged and had professional accountability for his actions and decisions. He assured that all the tasks were completed throughout the trauma room experience and assisted other staff in their processes as needed. He made sure all scheduled tasks were taken care of before handing off my stepdad to the ICU staff.
I-Colton has intuition and integrity in making ethical decisions and inspires a care team by being an exceptional role model. Throughout the whole trauma room process, you could tell he was confident. In his processing of the room. Everyone in the room was great and things went amazingly smoothly. Colton was training a new nurse through the process. While he directed her steps, he was able to still oversee the whole picture and step in to help with any issues he saw come up for others.
S-He showed skilled nursing and provided the best clinical practice while maintaining reverence for patients' wishes. He stepped into the room and assisted in each and every process that needed to be completed. He made sure the defibrillator pads were attached to my stepdad in case he needed to be defibrillated. But made sure all were aware he didn't want chest compressions.
Y-He yearns for persistent actions and expects excellent results with a “Yes, I can” attitude. After watching Colton work for hours in the trauma room, one can tell that his persistence is what keeps him going. Even when some adversity and concerning things happened with my dad, he continued to provide excellent care and lead them. He told me a couple of days after dad was admitted to the ICU that he visited him in the unit to see how he was doing.
There are moments in the ER and in the trauma room that I didn't think my stepdad was going to make it for his biological children to see him alive again. A few days later, he was extubated and talking to doctors and nurses. His daughter got to town that evening. His son got to town very early the next morning. He, along with his son, daughter, and me, talked with several doctors in the ICU and was faced with some serious decisions. Because of the awesome work in the trauma room, my stepdad was able to think through the challenges in his immediate future and was able to make the tough decisions on how the rest of his life was going to go, instead of those choices being on the shoulders of his children. After contemplating the surgeries that would be required to keep him alive and the probability and struggles that might come with them, he opted to forgo the surgeries and be comfortable while he awaited his final trip. He gladly joined my mother in Heaven peacefully and of his own choice, thanks to the trauma team that kept him alive long enough to be able to make that choice. I want to thank each and every provider who touched my stepdad's life during his stay at St Mary's. And especially Colton and his leadership skills in the trauma room that night, which allowed him the time and ability to be the decision maker in his life.