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February-24-2020-Issue-R 2ECRUITER3HOWCASE &EBRUARY )NFORMATIONFORTHE/KLAHOMA.URSING(EALTH#ARE0ROFESSIONAL WWWOKNURSINGTIMESCOM 6OL)SSUE 0UBLISHED7EEKLY,OCALLY/WNEDAND/PERATEDBY-ETRO0UBLISHING,,# Globetrotter Visits The Children’s Center in Bethany Emergency Care in your Community Lakeisha “Swish” Sutton, Harlem Globetrotter, recently visited The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Gretchen Chafey, RN, BSN can be found at Integris Community Hospital. With four locations, Del Hospital. City, I-40 and Rockwell, Moore, and Council and NW Expressway, Gretchen is a float nurse and Lakeisha “Swish” Sutton, Harlem Globetrotter, BY6ICKIE*ENKINS 3TAFF7RITER barefooted! When was my last tetanus shot? recently visited The Children’s Center Rehabilitation What about that sprained ankle? Hospital. The team will be in town for their show at Emergency- an unforeseen combination of It is a natural reaction to go to the ER the Chesapeake Arena scheduled in March. circumstances or the resulting state that calls room, right? Integris Community Hospital Sutton played at the University of South Carolina for immediate action. is the place where you will be taken care leading the team to an appearance in the 2012 NCAA I am sure we can all relate to an of with the utmost care as you see the women’s tournament where the team advanced to the unexpected events happening to us and we find doctor and nurses. They offer the dedicated Sweet 16. At South Carolina, Sutton accumulated ourselves taking someone to the emergency nearly 1,300 career points and 350-plus assists. The 5-7 emergency medical care that every patient guard scored double figures in more than half of her room. Remember when your son climbed that deserves, and the convenience of being right appearances, earned All-SEC honors and was named to tree, falling to the ground, breaking his arm? in your neighborhood. the SEC All-Defensive Team. Oh no, I stepped on an old rusty nail while 3EE#(!&%90AGE 3EE',/"%42/44%20AGE 0AGE&EBRUARY /KLAHOMAS.URSING4IMES ER does have a few disadvantages #(!&%9 also. Since there is no surgery #ONTINUEDFROM0AGE done here, we can’t always take Integris Community Hospital, care of all of the injuries that located at NW Expressway and occur due to the patient needing Council has been opened for about surgery,” Gretchen stated. “We a year. They are considered an are open 24/7 and even though emergency room with inpatient the number of patients varies at beds. Any patient that requires each location, we see about forty surgery will be sent to a regular to forty-five patients a day on an hospital; there is no surgery done average,” she added. “That is quite here. There are eight medical beds a few accidents.” if a patient needs to stay overnight Gretchen seems to possess the and cared for. qualities of; compassion, awareness, One particular nurse that you quickness and patience all rolled will meet is Gretchen Chafey, RN, into one equaling the qualities of BSN. Gretchen has been a nurse a good ER nurse. “I like the for fifteen years now, spending the fact that we all get support from last nine months here at Integris each other here; working together, Community Hospital. “When I first no matter what,” she commented. became a nurse, I worked in the “We are big on teamwork. When Midwest City area. Personally, I everyone works together, things just prefer a smaller place like this over fall into place,” Gretchen added. a big hospital. Integris Community When I asked Gretchen to Hospital has four locations; here at describe herself, she said, “I am NW Expressway and Council, Del very aware of my surroundings, City, Moore, and I-40 and Rockwell. she emphasized. I am very laid I am a float nurse and I travel to back and can stay calm in an each location, working where ever emergency situation; that is really I am needed,” Gretchen explained. good if you work in an ER,” she Gretchen grew up in Bethany, said with a smile. Oklahoma, attending Rose State Gretchen’s advice for someone College for her RN and Oklahoma going into the medical field is City University for her BSN. “I like to keep on going. I always being a nurse for several reasons. try to put myself in the patient’s I enjoy caring for those that need place, knowing how they must be help and I like being a positive feeling. light in their time of sickness. I When not working, Gretchen have a real desire to help others,” stays busy with her husband, she said. I also chose nursing as Brady and their three sons, Paytyn, my career due to nursing allows twenty years old, Trapper, seven many opportunities to reach out years old and Cub, five years old. to. It also opens the door if I They have three dogs, an English ever need to travel or move to setter, a lab and a blue heeler, another state. We have such a good all of which are twelve years old. team here and it feels like I work Gretchen likes spending time with with family. Good teamwork is her family. “In the winter, I like important in everything running to play card games with the boys, smoothly,” Gretchen explained. while sitting by the fire and just “My favorite part of my job hanging out. In the summertime, is assisting the individual patients I like swimming and anything that come in. We are the first outdoors,” she said. people they see in their time of Ask i ng Gretchen what one word sickness and we always treat them sums up her life, she said, “That with respect. Being in a small would be blessed.” #HECK/UT/KLAHOMAS"%34 .URSINGAND(EALTH#ARE*OBS WWWOKCNURSINGTIMESCOMCLICKJOBS /KLAHOMAS.URSING4IMES &EBRUARY 0AGE Basketball is 40 minutes of the game ',/"%42/44%2 and you go home. But to be able to #ONTINUEDFROM0AGE put the ball away and not worry about Prior to joining the Globetrotters, making shots or losing the ball, to Sutton played professionally overseas just talk to kids, interact with them, in Taiwan, Finland, Ecuador, Germany, share stories and make them smile, and Bulgaria from 2013-2016. that means more than basketball,” said Sutton put on a great show at Sutton. the hospital, entertaining patients and The Harlem Globetrotters Smile staff members with her incredible ball- Patrol is a hospital community outreach handling skills. It was a memorable program. Smile Patrol visits over 100 time for all who attended, and a visit children’s hospitals annually. the patients look forward to every To learn more about the medical year. staff and services provided at “It’s a privilege and honor to be The Children’s Center Rehabilitation here, I can’t really put it into words. Hospital, please visit our website at This means more than basketball. www.miracleshappenhere.org. 0AGE&EBRUARY /KLAHOMAS.URSING4IMES CAREERS IN NURSING TEAMWORK - IMPECCABLE COMMUNICATION BY6ICKIE*ENKINS 7RITER0HOTOGRAPHER Naadi Vascular and Interventional are all about teamwork here! It is the patient feel comfortable and I so rewarding and worthwhile,” Ali Center is the first outpatient center in so rewarding to watch a patient’s think I provide very good quality replied. Oklahoma City dedicated to vascular progress. When they come to see care.” Ali mentioned one of her favorite and interventional radiology. us, they are usually having some Asking Ali what she wanted nurses, teacher and mentor. That One of the highly qualified nurses problems with some wounds or with to do when she was a little girl, person is Lisa Halman. “She at Naadi Vascular and Interventional the blood flow in their feet and legs. she smiled and answered, “Well, I was a nurse when I was in the Center is Ali Shellhorse. With a I like to see the healing process; always wanted to do something in LPN program at Western Technology caring heart, she is there for the making sure the patient is having management, like managing a resort Center in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. She patient from the beginning to the better mobility and getting back to on a tropical island,” she said with never degraded anyone for asking end. “I truly enjoy working here, their daily activities, without pain a laugh. “I guess I could always be questions, and had a way of making seeing the results and watching the and increasing their mobility. The a nurse on a tropical island, but I us eager to learn. I will never forget patients progress,” Ali commented. patients are always surprised how really don’t think that is going to her and the influence she had in Growing up in Miami, Florida they feel so much better after they work out right now,” she added. my life,” Ali commented. “She was and moving to Oklahoma City was come here,” she said. “We have Why do you feel like this job full of encouraging words along the a big change for Ali. “I moved to have excellent and impeccable is so special to you? “When the way and I will always be grateful to to Oklahoma City in 2001. Yes, communication,” Ali added. patients come in, they are struggling her.” Oklahoma was quite different than What qualities make a good with blood flow in their feet and Ali is motivated by her patients. Florida. “I know that Oklahoma City, nurse? “First of all, a nurse needs legs. They feel like this is their “I love the patients and we have a OK has made some great changes to have compassion. They need to be last chance and they can’t imagine fun time together. There is lots of since then and I am glad that I live able to put their self in the patient’s that anything can be done for them.
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