Roselen
Giron
May 2025
Roselen
Giron
Sentara college of Health Sciences
Chesapeake
,
VA
United States
He verbalized that she made him feel like he mattered and treated him like a human being. She also encouraged him to communicate his needs to the providers, providing him with the confidence to participate in his care.
It has been my pleasure to work with Selene through her preceptorship in SPAH ICU. During our time together, I have witnessed her compassion when caring for each of her patients and their families many times. Two patients especially requested Selene be recognized for her care toward them.
One of our patients was a male in his 70s who had not seen doctors or prioritized his health over the years. Unfortunately, this patient was diagnosed with several comorbidities, which would affect him for the remainder of his life. He was incredibly anxious and upset being in the ICU, verbalizing to us on several occasions how powerless he felt, how regretful he was he didn’t care for himself as he should have, and now was facing the same situation as his mother, who had the same comorbid conditions, and passed under similar circumstances. There were several tearful moments from the patient, his significant other, and his children. Selene offered her presence to this patient and his family over the next few shifts. He remained our patient as he stabilized, eventually downgrading from an ICU level of care. Selene listened to his experience and provided him support, helping prepare him for a shower when cleared by the provider. He verbalized that she made him feel like he mattered and treated him like a human being. She also encouraged him to communicate his needs to the providers, providing him with the confidence to participate in his care.
A few weeks later, we had a patient who was flown to our ICU for care. Prior to her becoming hemodynamically unstable and losing lucidity, the patient changed her code status to DNR/DNI. Selene developed a rapport with this patient, learning about how much the patient loved her family, especially her eight grandchildren. In turn, Selene shared her journey as a nursing student and what inspired her to become a nurse. The patient made a turnaround, stabilizing toward the end of our work week. The patient asserted she would not have been able to pull through or hope for a positive outcome had it not been for Selene’s care and support. She also emphasized that in all her years of being hospitalized (which was for much of her life) she seldom encountered nursing staff that had a natural gift for nursing and were “meant to be nurses.” She told me specifically, “That girl has IT, and she will be a blessing to all her patients. She really cares.”
I am proud to nominate Selene for a DAISY award. She has the ability to develop relationships with her patients and support them through periods of vulnerability. She is passionate, driven, caring, and kind. She leans into the human experience and sees patients as people, beyond their diagnoses. Her care and compassion will continue to impact not just patients and their families, but also other providers. She will be a wonderful nurse.
One of our patients was a male in his 70s who had not seen doctors or prioritized his health over the years. Unfortunately, this patient was diagnosed with several comorbidities, which would affect him for the remainder of his life. He was incredibly anxious and upset being in the ICU, verbalizing to us on several occasions how powerless he felt, how regretful he was he didn’t care for himself as he should have, and now was facing the same situation as his mother, who had the same comorbid conditions, and passed under similar circumstances. There were several tearful moments from the patient, his significant other, and his children. Selene offered her presence to this patient and his family over the next few shifts. He remained our patient as he stabilized, eventually downgrading from an ICU level of care. Selene listened to his experience and provided him support, helping prepare him for a shower when cleared by the provider. He verbalized that she made him feel like he mattered and treated him like a human being. She also encouraged him to communicate his needs to the providers, providing him with the confidence to participate in his care.
A few weeks later, we had a patient who was flown to our ICU for care. Prior to her becoming hemodynamically unstable and losing lucidity, the patient changed her code status to DNR/DNI. Selene developed a rapport with this patient, learning about how much the patient loved her family, especially her eight grandchildren. In turn, Selene shared her journey as a nursing student and what inspired her to become a nurse. The patient made a turnaround, stabilizing toward the end of our work week. The patient asserted she would not have been able to pull through or hope for a positive outcome had it not been for Selene’s care and support. She also emphasized that in all her years of being hospitalized (which was for much of her life) she seldom encountered nursing staff that had a natural gift for nursing and were “meant to be nurses.” She told me specifically, “That girl has IT, and she will be a blessing to all her patients. She really cares.”
I am proud to nominate Selene for a DAISY award. She has the ability to develop relationships with her patients and support them through periods of vulnerability. She is passionate, driven, caring, and kind. She leans into the human experience and sees patients as people, beyond their diagnoses. Her care and compassion will continue to impact not just patients and their families, but also other providers. She will be a wonderful nurse.