Brooke Miller
Wall Street Medical Group as a family nurse
practitioner. Primary practice site is Sellersburg
Healthcare Center
Definition of leadership:
My definition of leadership is taking initiative. Stepping up to help col-
leagues/co-workers. Just because I started as a certified nurse assistant and
now am a nurse practitioner, doesn’t mean I lose my fundamentals. I still
answer call lights, assist the nurses and aides in turning/changing patients,
providing wound care, getting a simple snack or drink for a resident. Small
acts of kindness go a long way.
How has the coronavirus outbreak impacted your life most and
what will you tell future generations about COVID-19 from your
perspective?
The coronavirus outbreak has impacted my life the most by putting our
daily routine on standby. It’s difficult not being able to see my loved ones on
a regular basis. My children are missing their grandparents, their classmates
and teammates.
The outbreak has impacted my work life the most. Combating COVID-19
in a nursing home has a completely different approach compared to the nurses
and doctors in the ER and ICU. Our goal is to protect our residents from the
outside world.
Our patients and residents’ families have not been able to visit for over
a month now. Try explaining that to a patient with dementia that already
has difficulty communicating their
needs and wants. Several families
often come into the facility to feed
their loved ones. Therefore, we have
had patients decline. They experience
loss of appetite resulting in failure
to thrive, feelings of depression and
loneliness, mostly due to the change
in their regular routine. Our residents
rely on a stable environment day-in
and day-out.
This past week I started to see my
patients via telehealth services to
limit the face-to-face encounters with
our patients and residents. As a pro-
vider I often feel overwhelmed by the
added documentation, daily changing
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