Sherr Ann Arabit
November 2022
Sherr Ann
Arabit
,
DNP, RN
Med-Surg
Hackensack Meridian Health, Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Medical Center
Old Bridge
,
NJ
United States
Sherr Ann is always reachable for questions, always leading RNs to the best practice, and is enthusiastic about teaching and demonstrating new skills that RNs are unfamiliar with.
Sherr Ann Arabit is an excellent educator and a massive asset to our nursing practice and deserves this award and recognition. Sherr Ann was an educator before I started my position at OBMC. She has always been a mentor to our new nurses since I began. As a new RN on the floor, I observed that she's always reachable for questions, always leading RNs to the best practice, and is enthusiastic about teaching and demonstrating new skills that RNs are unfamiliar with. Especially during the covid time, there are many new guidelines for isolation PPE and medication practices. Sherr Ann is always there to educate us help us understand the process and ensure we retain the required information.
On a daily basis, she assists the unit's needs by jumping into code RRT and Code Blue which is a big help for the team to navigate through code narrator in Epic and provide on-site answers for team members. Sherr Ann facilitates the learning and improvement of RNs Patient Care Technicians and Telemetry Monitor Technicians. She continuously assesses if team members are okay every day on the floor.
As a clinical educator, Sherr Ann must keep learning and share her learning with the team. We have the chance to work with her to promote our unit mobility rate with our elderly patients. Thanks to her study we understand and demonstrate the importance of early and daily ambulation for patients. The outcome of Sherr Ann's study on the floor was outstanding. The fall rate decreased. Even after the study was completed, we still encouraged our patients to ambulate daily.
Sherr Ann always provides information for team members to advance their roles in health professions. As a clinical educator, she shares her knowledge of the educational path for us. Sherr Ann encourages us to grow our practice levels by taking more certification exams for example the Med-Surge certificate and ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course. She would provide time frames that she's available to go over questions for preparing the tests with us. Sherr Ann also encourages and assists us in achieving RN CAP. Our team members were able to complete it on time because Sherr Ann worked with them for a short period continuously right before the deadline to meet all requirements.
Also, Sherr Ann is always looking out for team members to advance their roles. She always reaches out to leadership for any chance of the team members for certifications or job duty changes for role changing for example cross job training for telemetry monitor techniques. Most of our monitor techniques were crossed-trained from other positions.
The team always has support from Sherr Ann. Not only just the knowledge that she shares with the team to advance their skills or professional role but also the willingness to serve the patients with the team as a whole. We have witnessed multiple times during our shifts that she's walking around the unit and always answering the call lights to help the patients professionally and respectfully. If she's unable to provide the needs of that patient's request at that time she always turns to the proper team members to help patients. She also takes her chance to speak with the patient to educate patients regarding CHF early ambulation and medication information.
Despite the overwhelming work everyone has to do, she consistently finds ways to look for the best opportunity for teaching and promoting critical thinking and judgments. For example, during RRT times she would help the teams navigate code narrators and help the team members understand the reasons behind the orders. During covid, there are many new team members; she is always there for our RRTs. Especially if any intubation needed to happen on the unit, she jumped in to help with medication preparation and walk team members through the process of intubation and sedation.
In addition, Sherr Ann helps team members review the skills not always utilized during daily practice; for example, we have peritoneal dialysis patients on the floor. One time we had to start early in the daytime per the physician's order. Sherr Ann was there with the RN to walk her through the process; even though there was an issue with the machine at nighttime she was able to respond to the questions to help troubleshoot at night to make sure the patient could have a complete PD.
And also, Sherr Ann always ensures new employees can perform skills properly for patient care. For example, new nurses are hesitant about IV insertion due to a lack of practice. Sherr Ann is always there to instruct nurses to go through the process and company them for IV insertion. There's a patient who was very nervous about a needle. Sherr Ann brought the RN into the room and could distract the patient during the conversation. As a result, the RN could complete the IV insertion without complications. That RN was me. This experience taught me the power of communication and confidence in my future practice because we always have her support. Sherr Ann's willingness to assist others and her commitment to educating team members are unequaled.
Team members have all noted that Sherr Ann is thorough and provides excellent service and she consistently follows through. With great pleasure, I respectfully submit this nomination for Sherr Ann Arabit to be recognized as a DAISY Nurse Leader.
On a daily basis, she assists the unit's needs by jumping into code RRT and Code Blue which is a big help for the team to navigate through code narrator in Epic and provide on-site answers for team members. Sherr Ann facilitates the learning and improvement of RNs Patient Care Technicians and Telemetry Monitor Technicians. She continuously assesses if team members are okay every day on the floor.
As a clinical educator, Sherr Ann must keep learning and share her learning with the team. We have the chance to work with her to promote our unit mobility rate with our elderly patients. Thanks to her study we understand and demonstrate the importance of early and daily ambulation for patients. The outcome of Sherr Ann's study on the floor was outstanding. The fall rate decreased. Even after the study was completed, we still encouraged our patients to ambulate daily.
Sherr Ann always provides information for team members to advance their roles in health professions. As a clinical educator, she shares her knowledge of the educational path for us. Sherr Ann encourages us to grow our practice levels by taking more certification exams for example the Med-Surge certificate and ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course. She would provide time frames that she's available to go over questions for preparing the tests with us. Sherr Ann also encourages and assists us in achieving RN CAP. Our team members were able to complete it on time because Sherr Ann worked with them for a short period continuously right before the deadline to meet all requirements.
Also, Sherr Ann is always looking out for team members to advance their roles. She always reaches out to leadership for any chance of the team members for certifications or job duty changes for role changing for example cross job training for telemetry monitor techniques. Most of our monitor techniques were crossed-trained from other positions.
The team always has support from Sherr Ann. Not only just the knowledge that she shares with the team to advance their skills or professional role but also the willingness to serve the patients with the team as a whole. We have witnessed multiple times during our shifts that she's walking around the unit and always answering the call lights to help the patients professionally and respectfully. If she's unable to provide the needs of that patient's request at that time she always turns to the proper team members to help patients. She also takes her chance to speak with the patient to educate patients regarding CHF early ambulation and medication information.
Despite the overwhelming work everyone has to do, she consistently finds ways to look for the best opportunity for teaching and promoting critical thinking and judgments. For example, during RRT times she would help the teams navigate code narrators and help the team members understand the reasons behind the orders. During covid, there are many new team members; she is always there for our RRTs. Especially if any intubation needed to happen on the unit, she jumped in to help with medication preparation and walk team members through the process of intubation and sedation.
In addition, Sherr Ann helps team members review the skills not always utilized during daily practice; for example, we have peritoneal dialysis patients on the floor. One time we had to start early in the daytime per the physician's order. Sherr Ann was there with the RN to walk her through the process; even though there was an issue with the machine at nighttime she was able to respond to the questions to help troubleshoot at night to make sure the patient could have a complete PD.
And also, Sherr Ann always ensures new employees can perform skills properly for patient care. For example, new nurses are hesitant about IV insertion due to a lack of practice. Sherr Ann is always there to instruct nurses to go through the process and company them for IV insertion. There's a patient who was very nervous about a needle. Sherr Ann brought the RN into the room and could distract the patient during the conversation. As a result, the RN could complete the IV insertion without complications. That RN was me. This experience taught me the power of communication and confidence in my future practice because we always have her support. Sherr Ann's willingness to assist others and her commitment to educating team members are unequaled.
Team members have all noted that Sherr Ann is thorough and provides excellent service and she consistently follows through. With great pleasure, I respectfully submit this nomination for Sherr Ann Arabit to be recognized as a DAISY Nurse Leader.