Sariah Crowther
October 2024
Sariah
Crowther
,
BSN, RN
Mom/Baby
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray
,
UT
United States
Sariah helped me see that while I was emotional, I could face the situation with confidence and focus on the facts, which helped me to see the situation more clearly.
I know how burnt-out nurses get, and Sariah was so busy, but she never treated me as a task to complete and always took her time with me. She’s amazing, and you definitely want her to stick around.
After birth, women are very vulnerable. Women with NICU babies are even more vulnerable and in need of a special type of care. Nurses have power and there is a differential that many don’t notice. Sariah helped me with my medication when the computer system was saying I only got half of a normal dose of pain medicine, which allowed me to spend time with my twins in the NICU. She didn’t accept what the computer error said as fact, so she listened to me, checked orders in another system, and fixed it. She then took my blood pressure, which was extremely high, and figured out what was going on. Sariah helped me voice my concerns about a NICU nurse, and my BP went from 160/100 to 130/80 in about an hour.
She validated my experience and emotions, helped me become more rational about the situation, and called to request a change of provider. She listened to me and didn’t write off my concerns as trivial. Sariah helped me see that while I was emotional, I could face the situation with confidence and focus on the facts, which helped me to see the situation more clearly. As I’d just given birth, I was already highly emotional, scared, anxious, and unsure of myself. She really just listened to me, understood my situation and the emotions I was going through, and treated me like a human being. What she did seems small, but I really don’t know what would’ve happened if she wasn’t there. Before her, I was unable to get through the pain of breastfeeding or pumping for my newborn twins. That’s some important stuff! It is probably the most important time for people, especially nurses whom you rely on for so much when you are recovering from a c-section, to listen and treat you as a human being.
After birth, women are very vulnerable. Women with NICU babies are even more vulnerable and in need of a special type of care. Nurses have power and there is a differential that many don’t notice. Sariah helped me with my medication when the computer system was saying I only got half of a normal dose of pain medicine, which allowed me to spend time with my twins in the NICU. She didn’t accept what the computer error said as fact, so she listened to me, checked orders in another system, and fixed it. She then took my blood pressure, which was extremely high, and figured out what was going on. Sariah helped me voice my concerns about a NICU nurse, and my BP went from 160/100 to 130/80 in about an hour.
She validated my experience and emotions, helped me become more rational about the situation, and called to request a change of provider. She listened to me and didn’t write off my concerns as trivial. Sariah helped me see that while I was emotional, I could face the situation with confidence and focus on the facts, which helped me to see the situation more clearly. As I’d just given birth, I was already highly emotional, scared, anxious, and unsure of myself. She really just listened to me, understood my situation and the emotions I was going through, and treated me like a human being. What she did seems small, but I really don’t know what would’ve happened if she wasn’t there. Before her, I was unable to get through the pain of breastfeeding or pumping for my newborn twins. That’s some important stuff! It is probably the most important time for people, especially nurses whom you rely on for so much when you are recovering from a c-section, to listen and treat you as a human being.