Recently my wife was in the hospital for 11 days. She had surgery, then was readmitted for a post-operative infection. During this time she had many nurses assigned to care. Shamsie stood out.
Shamsie's compassionate and "lead by example" attitude made her a joy to have in the room. She always took the time to do things the right way. She had numerous instances where a sterile field was required; PICC line dressing changes, infuse-a-port removal, wound care and major surgery wound care. She exhibited extraordinary skill and knowledge in caring for my wife's needs. She worked well with the techs, transporters, housekeeping and other nursing staff, demonstrating the exceptional core values St. Vincent strives to deliver to all patients. She listened to my wife's requests and took a complete patient approach in her nursing assessments and delivery of care needed to optimize my wife's recovery.
Shamsie went above and beyond in all aspects of care delivered to my wife. She was very thorough in explaining things she was to do herself, she took the time to properly disseminate information from doctors and their staff members. She was always timely in administering the complex list of medications and again went above and beyond in assisting my wife with her short bowel nutritional absorption. She explained this to a food service manager.
Thank you, Shamsie, for your compassionate and thorough care.