Mirasol Aung, BSN, RN, CPAN

We had a patient post knee replacement who forgot her knee immobilizer. She needed the device to be worn at night. The PACU nurse who was taking care of the patient made a phone call right away. Unfortunately, when she called back, the patient was already home. She said she had nobody that could come back to the hospital to pick it up-- especially since it was already late at night. She also realized that she had forgotten the knee immobilizer when she got home. Mirasol Aung, one of the PACU nurses, volunteered to drop it off at the patient's house. It was a very busy day in the PACU that day. Instead of going straight home, Mirasol made an extra trip. It was very important for the post-knee replacement patient to wear this at night. It was vital to the recovery and safety of the patient. This patient lives 45 minutes away from the hospital. Mirasol messaged around midnight that she was able to drop off the knee immobilizer safe, and she had just gotten home at that time.