What's a time you went above and beyond for a patient?

[Deetail]

In clinical at a geriatric center, I had one man whose wife was terminally ill in another city 3 hours away. He was clearly distressed and in my three days I spent with him he just seemed to be getting more depressed about it. Finally I asked him, would you be up for going to see her if I could work out transportation with the unit manager? His eyes lit up and I felt so good inside :)

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

I go above and beyond every day when I go without lunches or breaks, just to get their discharges and education done in a timely manner. When I worked on the floor, I went above and beyond every day by missing breaks and lunches, just so I could talk to a family or hold a hand.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Sooo, what did you do that went above and beyond your role as a nurse?

Typical interview question.

The answer? Nurses go above and beyond each and every day. It is our expected response to patient care.

When we DON' T fulfill the above and beyond .. that's when the trouble starts.