Nurses General Nursing
Published Nov 18, 2015
I wanted to say thank you to a nurse. I do not know their name, or where they work, I just know that yesterday they were on a flight with my mom. The man next to my mom was having some chest pains, N/V, and general distress. My mom is terrified of people in any kind of distress. Needless to say, nursing was not for her. She is very nervous about things like this so to her this flight was a nightmare come true.
The flight crew paged the flight to see if there was a nurse or dr on- board. Turned out there was both. They were able to get the man stabilized and to the destination. Mom said she was scared because they had to give him O2 and she felt trapped in the seat next to this man.
After they arrived she realized how important nursing can be. She told me that she is glad I'm going for it and it is something she never could have done. That nurse helped my mom see what nurses can do without even trying to. I'm guessing she was just doing what she does, helping another human being, but she also helped my mom see more clearly what a nurse is all about.
So to the nurse on this flight, I thank you. Thank you for helping another person, but also thank you for helping my family see how amazing nurses really are.
Sincerely,
A Student Nurse
Yesutor
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Awesome!!!!!!!
NursePanda
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I believe this may be about a nurse from Tampa. At St. Joseph's Hospital. Stacy Bush, she is a nurse manager on one of the units and this same story was on a Tampa Fox 13 article and shared within our organization. What to do during an in-air medical scare - Story | FOX 13 Tampa Bay