H E A LT H CA R E
Leadership
Matters
In early 2009, Clinical Nurse II Stephanie Hoppin noticed something
different about some of the surgery patients moved from surgery to the
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU). “In just minutes, their
blood pressure would fluctuate significantly. I
of epinephrine,” says Stephanie. “I reported my
needed to know why,” says Stephanie. At the time,
initial findings to my manager. From anesthesia,
she had been a member of the CTICU for only a
to pharmacy and finally to the settings on infusion
year, but it was time enough for her to know that
pumps, we needed to coordinate our work to
she had a passion for taking on challenges.
ensure patients were dosed consistently. My
manager suggested we establish a committee
“I found variations in dose concentrations
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