September 2024
Elizabeth
Sukovich
,
RN
Main ED
Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Lakeland
,
FL
United States
After discharging the patient, Elizabeth ran out to her car and gave the patient a boost to get him home!
It is not unusual for our nurses to go above and beyond in delivering exceptional care to our patient population, and often, their efforts go unrecognized. Elizabeth always commits 110% to delivering the best of care, but on this particular occasion, she did something I've never seen done by any Emergency Department nurse in my 20 years as a physician. A recently discharged ED patient's vehicle would not start because of a dead battery. After discharging the patient, Elizabeth ran out to her car and gave the patient a boost to get him home! I'm still "shocked"; she delivered world-class care and even resuscitated his vehicle.