Emily is a dedicated, positive, compassionate nurse with lots of energy! She is involved with many committees including, the skin care team, Cerner downtime committee, recognition team, shared leadership committee, and the clinical ladder steering committee. Emily has climbed the clinical ladder and now is a clinical ladder Mentor. She assists nurses with the ladder and encourages professional practice activities. She is co-leader for the shared leadership committee and uses evidence to change the practice on the unit. She is also the co-chair of the unit's skin committee and participates in house-wide pressure injury prevalence study. She looks at the data and figures out what we can do as nurses to prevent this injury. She is active in evidenced-based projects and has completed an Operational excellence project. She is a preceptor for nurses and precepts nurses for charge nurse. She is a superuser for Cerner and assists all staff including, nurses, physicians, and technicians. She continues to increase her knowledge by attending conferences on wounds, toxicology and much more. She provides skilled acute care for trach patients, insulin drips, heparin drips, Remodulin and uses the IV ultrasound to start IVs. She is skilled in so many areas. Emily contributes to care coordination and multidisciplinary rounding to promote the best plan of care. She is so giving and participates in many volunteer activities and was part of a group called the "3E Angels" but has also helped with the Gospel Rescue Mission and much more. By contributing to care coordination and multidisciplinary rounding she promotes the best plan of care for our patients. She is an outstanding leader and nurse.
A colleague wrote this about Emily, "She has been an incredible asset to our unit. She came to us from 3E in a time of need and change. She has great interpersonal and leadership skills. She has adjusted quite well and has brought organization and bright cheer to our unit. She always has a smiling face and a positive attitude. One evening she brought homemade protein balls and lemonade to the unit to show appreciation for our hard-working staff. She includes night shift and day shift staff in social events and decision making. She makes sure you know that you're appreciated by sending MVP cards with a personal touch. She is a true advocate for nurses. Even though she follows the rules by the book she always has time to explain the reasons why it's done in that manner. She leads by example and I have never seen her do shortcuts. I will always remember her learning a crucial unit's rule never to stand in the direct direction of a tracheotomy. She is always ready to help another nurse in need. There was an ENT patient whose O2 stats were dropping and the patient was starting to panic. The patient face was turning bright red. She was trying to suction, and the patient began to cough. The mucus plug shot right into her hair. I came around the corner and I saw the distraught look in her eyes. We immediately went into the staff lounge and I washed her hair in the sink. This is also where I found out that she can do a back bend. We can both laugh about the situation now. She has a great sense of humor and I know she will continue to do great things."
She excels in her clinical skills, compassionate care, exemplary service and continued commitment to overall quality. She is a true DAISY Nurse.