Jessica
Stout
September 2011
Jessica
Stout
,
RN
Med/Surg
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
,
SC
United States

 

 

 

We had a young female patient on 10W, who was scalped in an ATV accident and had to have all of her hair removed. Toschua, the next day, went out and purchased a basket of lotions and oils as well as a real wig that she could wear over the dressing.

The patient left a card for Toschua and Jessica that said, "It helped so much to know that I would look normal with the wig. You are both amazing nurses that I count as an honor to have met"

The patient in question was a nurse at another hospital. Their act of kindness to a young female patient helped her cope with a traumatic life changing event and to be able to begin the healing process.