MARY PIEPER
Special to the Globe Gazette
Last year Amanda McNeese, a critical care nurse at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, had the priceless opportunity to walk a COVID-19 patient out of the ICU.
McNeese cared for the patient for 28 days in the fall. He spent 17 of those days on a ventilator.
âHe wanted to make it home before his daughterâs boyfriend graduated from cadet school so it was a big thing for him,â McNeese said.
The patient was released from the hospital in time to attend the ceremony. He has also returned to work.
Itâs rare to be able to walk any patient out of the ICU, especially a COVID patient, according to McNeese.
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Our Heart of Health Care special project chronciles the incredible contribution the nursing profession provides to our community. They are on the front lines ensuring we are safe and healthy, from clinics, physiciansâ offices and nursing homes to schools, operating rooms and battlefields. They educate, comfort, assist and mend. They lead.
COVID-19 has brought into focus the critical importance of nurses in our society. Nurses are on the frontlines of the fight, despite increased medical risk and personal sacrifice.
Nursesâ Week is May 6â12 and was created by the American Nurses Association to recognize, honor and celebrate nurses for the work they do for others. The Herald & Review and our partners are honored to recognize this vital and tireless profession.
Nursing is a demanding profession during normal times. But the COVID-19 pandemic has put nurses on the front line of the greatest health crisis in more than 100 years, placing their physical health at risk and forcing long, stressful days and nights that tax energy and emotions.
Through this most difficult year, nurses have risen to that challenge, saving lives and comforting patients and families through their struggles.
Please join The Times Media Co. in honoring and celebrating nurses throughout the area with a nomination campaign and awards ceremony honoring the Region s best nurses.
Starting today at nwi.com/nurses, people can nominate a nurse who made a difference in their life or the life of a loved one during 2020.
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