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2015 July | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Monthly Archives: July 2015. Setting an undistracted example. As members of the trauma team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, MaryAlice McCubbins, PNP, and Bobbi Williams, MSW, LCSW, have treated children and worked with many families after severe injuries suffered from everything from falls to gunfire. A teenager who spent several weeks in their care as the result of a car accident, though, is inspiring them to spread a message they hope her peers and theirs will hear. We cal...

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From the Bedside | Personal stories about patient care at St. Louis Children's Hospital

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Sign up for our newsletter. Hospital volunteer talks about her “six figure paycheck”. 8220;One of a kind kid” inspires occupational therapist. We always say the greatest resources that we pass onto our patients are the ones patients have given us. Jansen and his family truly embody this. So here’s a family that took the opportunity to use their own situation to help others. Jansen’s mom simply asked that we find a good home for them, seeking no acknowledgment or anything in return. This family ha...Famil...

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From the Bedside | Personal stories about patient care at St. Louis Children's Hospital

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Sign up for our newsletter. Tiffany Mellenthin, RN, joined the St. Louis Children’s Hospital team in 2012 as a nurse on a critical care neonatal/pediatric transport team. In addition to having six years of experience in emergency/critical care, Tiffany also has a 3-year-old daughter. Almost immediately after completing orientation, she encountered a situation that made her realize how life can change in an instant. Patients dance their cares away at first hospital-wide teen prom. Teens typically go to pa...

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Families show Fetal Care Center nurse the power of a positive attitude | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Families show Fetal Care Center nurse the power of a positive attitude. I remember the first time I met Andrea Wilson. I’m a nurse coordinator with the Fetal Care Center, and part of my job is to make sure that all of our moms are familiar with the hospitals and spaces they’ll get to know while they and their babies are in our care. I remember Andrea saying I’d know her because she would be in pink. And she wasn’t joking! I say it kind of in gest with a lot of my patients I un...

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From the Bedside | Personal stories about patient care at St. Louis Children's Hospital

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Sign up for our newsletter. 10th Year of Camp Rhythm off to a Flying Start. Year, 150 campers and counselors are registered for camp this summer, and they already have a waiting list. Charlotte makes it a point to see all of her campers when they return to Children’s for care. Recently, she met Isaac, a little boy who will be participating in Camp Rhythm for the first time this summer. After we’d looked at all the pictures, I gathered up my books to leave. Isaac was ready to leave, too. He was al...Isaac...

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From the Bedside | Personal stories about patient care at St. Louis Children's Hospital

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Sign up for our newsletter. Dani Brewster, RN, works as a nurse on the hematology/oncology floor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Over the years, she and her coworkers have repeatedly heard different versions of the same question: “How can you work somewhere so sad? This is Super Sam through my eyes…. 8221; Preceding these giggles was usually a witty remark that would make everyone’s day a little brighter. Or, Isn’t that so sad? I wouldn’t trade this for the world. Heather Vincent is an occupational the...

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2014 December | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Monthly Archives: December 2014. Heather Vincent is an occupational therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where she works with children in the neurorehabilitation unit. She joined the team more than 5 years ago, after having worked in an outpatient clinic. She says the patients she has treated have inspired her in countless ways patients like Cougar Clifford, recently featured in The Frontline for Hope. And he spelled out, Rudimentary. I remember the first time I met And...

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Setting an undistracted example | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Setting an undistracted example. As members of the trauma team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, MaryAlice McCubbins, PNP, and Bobbi Williams, MSW, LCSW, have treated children and worked with many families after severe injuries suffered from everything from falls to gunfire. A teenager who spent several weeks in their care as the result of a car accident, though, is inspiring them to spread a message they hope her peers and theirs will hear. We call them accidents for a reason...

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2014 October | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Monthly Archives: October 2014. From a transplant nurse: Lessons I’ve learned. These kids are the bravest people I’ve ever met. No exception. To think they go into the operating room to have their lungs removed from their body and have someone else’s put in they surrender control when they’re wheeled into the operating room. That requires unimaginable trust and bravery, the likes of which I can’t imagine. There’s nothing stronger than a parent’s love. We’ve had weddings. O...

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Finding Strength | From the Bedside

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Sign up for our newsletter. Heather Vincent is an occupational therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where she works with children in the neurorehabilitation unit. She joined the team more than 5 years ago, after having worked in an outpatient clinic. She says the patients she has treated have inspired her in countless ways patients like Cougar Clifford, recently featured in The Frontline for Hope. And he spelled out, Rudimentary. The Frontline for Hope. You may use these. Leave this field empty.