{"id":34326,"date":"2020-10-05T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T06:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=34326"},"modified":"2023-08-10T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:09:42","slug":"zeljko-paunic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/zeljko-paunic\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeljko Paunic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_34376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34376\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34376 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic.webp 1120w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic-150x94.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/15081701\/ZeljkoPaunic-200x125.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeljko Paunic is a UCHealth Memorial Hospital nurse. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>His care leads to $3 million for scholarships<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Inside UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central\u2019s rehabilitation unit, charge nurse Zeljko Paunic has built a reputation for providing compassionate patient care as well as for personal attention to details that others might miss.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s known on the unit as \u201cMr. Clean,\u201d the charge nurse who when visiting a patient\u2019s room will wipe down a tray table or sink, refill water or offer a blanket, tasks usually delegated to other staff members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes the patient, and me, feel better to have that little bit of extra care,\u201d the veteran nurse said recently. \u201cIt\u2019s just who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also uses these opportunities to get to know his patients on a more personal basis, helping reduce the loneliness and anxiety that can come with a hospital admission.<\/p>\n<p>Though he downplays the work he does, Paunic\u2019s extraordinary care led one of his patients, a former nurse, to build a scholarship program to\u00a0inspire future nurses to follow in his footsteps. This former patient, <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.wf.com\/lasting-legacy-one-nurse-another\/\">Helen Clement, was so inspired by Paunic\u2019s care that she opted to donate more than $3 million to nursing scholarships. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34649\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34649 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2.webp 1053w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2-1024x695.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2-150x102.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25085215\/Zeljko-Paunic-2-200x136.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeljko Paunic pauses in the patient rehabilitation area at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. Photo by Cyrus McRimmon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clement, or \u201cMiss Helen,\u201d as Paunic calls her, completed her training as part of a federal government program designed to alleviate a WWII nurse shortage. She worked in operating rooms, emergency rooms, nursing homes, college campuses and a federal prison during her career. Paunic and Clement bonded over the shared experience of nursing school and patient care as she recovered from hip surgery. They remain close, with\u00a0Paunic considering Clement part of his extended family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelen paid for the rest of my nursing school, and I\u2019ve been a charge nurse working on the same unit of the same floor now for 15 years,\u201d Paunic said. \u201cThrough the care I give to my patients, I\u2019m trying to give back and share the wonderful and unexpected opportunity Miss Helen gave back to me and blessed me with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paunic traces his penchant for cleaning, compassion, and work ethic to his mother, a now retired Memorial Hospital environmental services worker, and strong Memorial Hospital mentors. His mother introduced him to the nurses on the unit she cleaned, the same unit where he now works. That childhood introduction led to work as a volunteer at the hospital escorting visitors, earning a CNA license while still in high school and to a Memorial Hospital-sponsored nursing scholarship to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He worked as a part-time CNA at Memorial while attending nursing school, moving to a full-time nursing position after earning his BSN. For the past three years he\u2019s worked as a night charge nurse, supervising other nurses while still managing care for four to five patients during his 12-hour shift.<\/p>\n<p>Just as he did with Miss Helen, Paunic strives to make a personal connection with each patient, spending extra time getting to know them and doing his part to help them recover and return to their extraordinary lives outside the hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His care leads to $3 million for scholarships Inside UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central\u2019s rehabilitation unit, charge nurse Zeljko Paunic has built a reputation for providing compassionate patient care as well as for personal attention to details that others might miss. 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