Sura has been an important part of our ED team for awhile now and also works in CHOPS ER. I think her quiet mannerisms make her blend in with the crowd. However she does not blend in where her patients are concerned. I could give you multiple examples of Sura’s excellent patient care, but this one in particular is a stand out.
Working in the trauma bay we had a patient being brought in with multiple gunshot wounds by police. The trauma team gathered awaiting the arrival of mass chaos as police drop-offs always are. Sura was in a different assignment and in fact was orienting a new employee.
Leah Davis was the charge nurse that day and went out to the driveway to assess the situation when the police car slid into the driveway, as the back door of the car opened an injured man held up a wide eyed small child, and handed him to Leah, she immediately called Sura to the trauma bay to assist and put her specialty training to work. This small child was shot in the abdomen; he was just 4 years old. Now many of the nurses here would have been just fine with this patient but remember we also had his father also with multiple gunshot wounds so it was just major chaos at this point.
Sura was able to not only provide excellent clinical medical care, IV access, assessment, vital signs and direct other staff. She provided the ever important psychological care that this little boy needed; this boy never cried, moaned or made a peep. Sura was then able to transport this patient to CHOP. I am sure that this little boy’s family has no idea that he was hugged and cared for by an excellent nurse. Sura made me proud to be a nurse and made me aware of the vast experiences our other staff members have.