As we celebrate National Certified Nurses Day and our 41.26% of WakeMed Nurses who hold specialty certifications, I want to share some resources that can support your own certification journey and thank the WakeMed Foundation and employee donors who help support these efforts each year. Because of dollars donated to the Helton Scholarship Endowment & […]
Yentel Newsome, NAII, (WakeMed Children’s Emergency Department) received the Erin’s Campaign for Kids Nursing Award through the Sepsis Alliance. Named in honor of Erin Kay Flatley, who died from sepsis at age 23, Erin’s Campaign for Kids aims to combat the high incidence and mortality rates of sepsis among children. The campaign creates awards and […]
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 […]
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 […]
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, a time to recognize all nurses for their tireless dedication to caring for patients and families. At WakeMed, approximately 3,400 nurses help care for our patients. Each day, they selflessly commit themselves to others, doing everything they can to support their patients as they recover from or manage an illness, […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.