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Sheri’s PICC line placing skills are well known amongst Intermountain NICUs. Sheri and another NICU PICC team member, Meghan Davis, went to Utah Valley together to place a PICC line in this patient. They were successful on their first try, providing excellent care to a patient outside of Primary Children's that needed their help.
“Their dedication to patient care extends beyond the walls of Primary Children's Hospital,” said Allison Struiksma, Nurse Manager-Complex - NICU, who nominated Sheri and Meghan for Extraordinary Experiences recognition. “We are so grateful to have them as members of the Primary Children’s Hospital NICU team.”
Thank you, Allison, for telling us about how Sheri and Meghan literally went the extra mile, driving across the valley to help a child in need at another hospital. All three of you will receive prizes!
Other winners this round include:
- Cheryl Gerdy, Clinical Operations Director, Oncology Administration, nominated by Hannah Robinson, Director - Pediatric Hospital Specialties Service Line
- Shelby Welch, RN Coordinator II-PICU, nominated by Becky Lowe, RN Coordinator II-PICU
- Savannah Christensen, RN - Clinic, Primary Children's at Riverton nominated by Emma Bullough, Enhanced Registrar, Primary Children's at Riverton
All of these honorees, and the alert caregivers who nominated them, have prizes on their way!
Keep those nominations coming in! Every caregiver, from every department, can nominate any Primary Children’s caregiver, inside or outside your team, who exemplifies Effective Handoffs, Commit to Sit, and 10-5 principles, or just gives a bit of extra effort to create extraordinary experiences for our patients and fellow caregivers. The process is simple and takes less than two minutes. And there is no limit to nominations! Nominate often to recognize all the extraordinary caregivers that surround you (and get more chances to win prizes for both of you). Just visit intermountain.info/2023extraordinary or scan the QR code below and share what inspired you.
Contributors
Liza Kotar, MS
Experience of Care Consultant, Office of Patient Experience
Children’s Health Care Continuum, Canyons Region
Ryan Christensen, MHA
Operations Officer
Primary Children’s Hospital
Scot Sweet, MBA
Clinical Operations Senior Manager
Primary Children’s Hospital
Karee Nicholson, RN, MSN, CENP
Medical/Surgical Director
Primary Children’s Hospital