The nurse Jamie Pillow is a surgical nurse, who has been working in the medical field for over 10 years. She began her career as an emergency room nurse and then became a surgical nurse. She enjoys helping patients feel more comfortable during surgery and making their time at the hospital as pleasant as possible.
This blog post discusses how Nurse Jamie Pillow’s life changed when she went to work at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC).
Nurse Jamie Pillow is a surgical nurse, who has been working in the medical field for over ten years.
She began her career as an emergency room nurse and then became a surgical nurse.
Jamie enjoys helping patients feel more comfortable during surgery and making their time at the hospital as pleasant as possible.
This blog post discusses how Nurse Jamie Pillow’s life changed when she went to work at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). *In this role, she discovered that there were many gaps in patient care including: lack of education about wound prevention methods; no access to basic necessities like toiletries or clothing items necessary after discharge from the hospital; no coordination with area pharmacies resulting in patients being discharged without needed medications; no ability for patients to request same-day appointments.
Pillow has worked with HCMC leadership and other nursing colleagues to address these issues, implementing programs that are already making a huge difference in the lives of our surgical patients.
Nurse Jamie Pillow is also an active nurse leader on her unit, helping others learn how they too can make positive changes at their hospital by using evidence based practices and becoming more patient focused while maintaining high quality care standards. The work Nurse Pillows does as one of many caring nurses is changing hospital culture from within.
In this role, she discovered that there were many gaps in patient care including: lack of education about wound prevention methods; no access to pain relief methods for patients who need to be awake during surgery; and no separation of the recovery area from the waiting room.
Pillow has worked with HCMC leadership and other nursing colleagues to address these issues, implementing programs that are already making a huge difference in the lives of our surgical patients.
What kind of nurse am I? You could say I’m a Leader! But you might also say I’m a Community Advocate! It’s really all about giving back to the people who need it most.
Nurse Jamie Pillow during surgery; and no separation of the recovery area from the waiting room.
Pillow has worked with HCMC leadership and other nursing colleagues to address these issues, implementing programs that are already making a huge difference in the lives of our surgical patients.
What kind of nurse am I? You could say I’m a Leader! But you might also say I’m a Community Advocate! It’s really all about giving back to the people who need it most. The work Nurse Pillows does as one of many caring nurses is changing hospital culture from within.*By following evidence-based
