“Right at the start of her shift at Mount Sinai Queens 2 East, nurse Bonnie Boyce, MSN, MPH, noticed that a patient, who was not her own, looked unwell. When she took the patient’s pulse, she did not find one and immediately called a code. Advanced cardiac life support brought the patient back, and the family was so grateful. Later, Bonnie alerted me to a patient with elevated serum glucose and low bicarbonate levels, with elevated lactate. The patient was in the Emergency Department at the time, but had just been admitted with a bed assignment on 2 East. I immediately reviewed the chart, and we upgraded the patient to the ICU for diabetic ketoacidosis to start on an insulin drip. Both patients received better care because of Bonnie’s excellent clinical judgment. She is the true definition of a team player. She shows great empathy to her patients and their family members.”
Tenzin Noryang, PA, Physician Associate Supervisor, Mount Sinai Queens