{"id":76259,"date":"2024-06-27T07:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=76259"},"modified":"2024-09-23T10:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:38:18","slug":"our-stories-kelly-tuohy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/our-stories-kelly-tuohy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Tuohy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_76260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76260\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76260\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/23075432\/IMG_2944-web2.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Kelly Tuohy.\" width=\"640\" height=\"552\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Tuohy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Creating a personalized oasis for a patient<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a charge nurse learned that a patient had not had a real shower in three years due to medical circumstances, she rose to the occasion to create an extra special spa day experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I heard that she hadn\u2019t showered in several years, I just wanted to set up something sweet for her, so that she would feel loved,\u201d said Kelly Tuohy, charge nurse at UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center \u2013 Anschutz Medical Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Having extra time that Sunday morning, Tuohy wanted to pamper the patient. Her first stop was to their unit\u2019s comfort cart to grab items that would create a relaxing atmosphere and comforting ambiance, personalized to the patient.<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy pulled out spa day items like hand wraps, scented oils, an eye mask, a face mask and nail polish.<\/p>\n<p>She worked with colleagues to print tranquil, calming images to line the shower walls. The visuals included depictions of lavender fields, mountain sides and rock cairns. Zen-like pictures of candles, rolled up towels and flowers were also on display.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time on the unit, the shower was lit with battery-operated candles. The room smelled of lavender, the patient\u2019s favorite aromatherapy scent.<\/p>\n<p>When the patient discovered that the spa day set-up was just for her, she began to cry. The patient told Tuohy that the experience was motivating for her to get better, so she could shower on her own and be more active. The patient was appreciative of the kindness and human connection.<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy credits her whole team for pitching in and executing this spa day experience. This was not the first for her team. As a unit, depending on patient preferences and time allowance, the team creates experiences to pamper patients. They have dyed a patient\u2019s hair and established candle-lit environments outside, among other experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like as a unit, this is just the kind of stuff we like to do,\u201d said Tuohy. \u201cI just feel like our patients really appreciate it. We see the whole picture as people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team uses the comfort cart often, with items available for staff to personalize special experiences for patients. Wind chimes are available for staff to provide family members when a loved one has passed. Phone holders are available for patients to be able to use their phones in bed if they can\u2019t use their hands. Other items include fidget toys, dolls, stuffed animals, paint-by- number, flower pedals and faux succulent plants.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, colleague Carrah Campos submitted a Celebrating You recognition for Tuohy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for showing each of us that it\u2019s the small things that matter the most. It\u2019s kindness we all need to each patient situation. It\u2019s truly your love and desire to see each patient have the best experience here on the burn unit. Thank you for being such a role model for this unit,\u201d Campos wrote in the recognition. \u201c[Tuohy] is always making sure each person she comes across knows how important they are.\u201d<\/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>Creating a personalized oasis for a patient When a charge nurse learned that a patient had not had a real shower in three years due to medical circumstances, she rose to the occasion to create an extra special spa day experience. \u201cWhen I heard that she hadn\u2019t showered in several years, I just wanted to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2355,"featured_media":76260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"on","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"Relevanssi image attachment filter Relevanssi index exclude","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4826],"class_list":["post-76259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-you-make-extraordinary-possible"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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