Download a printable version of this blog post. I immediately volunteered to assist Christopher Fortin, (director of Emergency Services at WakeMed North Hospital) with the implementation of the Nurse First admission process when he joined the WakeMed team in September of 2017. What is the ‘Nurse First’ Approach? In Nurse First approach (sometimes referred to […]
Sometimes, not saying anything and just being there is the right thing to do that can make someone feel cared for, loved and not alone. Recently, I had a patient who was very sick and had been hospitalized for almost a month, yet the treatment team still could not find the right explanation for her […]
As a new nurse, I find myself very task-oriented. On top of trying to knock out my to-do list for the shift, I also find that I inevitably get involved in situations that mandate a lot of my attention and the expertise of my colleagues, leaving minimal time for downtime with my patients. I quickly […]
The combined expertise of two renowned heart programs means more options for heart care right here in Wake County. Heart Care Plus+ brings together all of the heart services, providers and facilities of WakeMed and Duke Health into a single heart service. This collaboration delivers highly coordinated cardiovascular care, a broader scope of services and greater value and affordability […]
I had the privilege of taking care of a lovely lady who really meant a lot to me. I felt so bad for her because she wasn’t much older than me, and after years of being (admittedly) non-compliant with her diabetes, she had now been admitted with stage 5 renal failure. She came in only […]
Recently, I took care of an elderly woman who had recently moved to North Carolina from New York in the past year. She had moved here a couple of years prior, and in her old age, she wanted to be closer to family. From Homesick to Feeling at Home I asked my patient how she […]
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