Last night we had a really bad asthmatic patient come in by EMS that needed RSI in bed three. I heard she was extubated today and doing better. She came in pretty bad and EMS couldn't get an IV on her and she needed to be intubated right away. The whole team did a great job, but I would like to point out Robbin's exceptional caring and compassion.
Every once in a while when the patient was waking up on the ventilator, I have seen Robbin in there speaking to her telling her everything is going to be okay, and stroking her forehead. As I would walk past the room, I would see Robbin in there alone with her giving her words of encouragement and doing whatever to make the patient comfortable and whispering into her ear that she will be just fine.
All the nurses were great that night and acted swiftly as well as respiratory. But I just want to single out Robbin because of what I witnessed as she was in the room alone with the patient most of the time.