{"id":69120,"date":"2023-03-23T09:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=69120"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:12:36","slug":"olivia-connett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/olivia-connett\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Connett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_69158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69158\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69158\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/17151021\/Olivia-Connett-2-web4.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Olivia Connett\" width=\"640\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Connett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Locating the comforts of home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going to a hospital can feel inherently stressful. Preparing for your stay by packing a handful of familiar items will likely make your stay easier by providing some comforts of home.<\/p>\n<p>One patient knew she was going to spend several nights in the hospital and packed accordingly, ensuring she had all of the necessities needed for her extended stay.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Connett, emergency department nurse at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, was getting the patient checked in and settled in her room when she learned the patient\u2019s belongings were missing.<\/p>\n<p>The patient felt stressed and Connett was eager to reunite the patient with her belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Connett went searching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s start from square one,\u201d Connett said, as she started investigating the whereabouts of the patient\u2019s belongings. She gathered a detailed description from the patient and back-tracked the patient\u2019s travel from a free standing emergency department and an ambulance transfer.<\/p>\n<p>After several phone calls, Connett\u2019s persistence paid off. She located the patient\u2019s belongings in an ambulance. Before her shift ended, Connett assured the patient that her belongings were found and would be returned to her.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Connett checked in on the patient and saw her belongings in her room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had her walker, she had her bag of clothes and chargers and things to keep her entertained while she was in the hospital,\u201d Connett said. \u201cShe was so relieved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt happy for her,\u201d Connett said. \u201cI felt better knowing that she had her things and had a more comfortable and enjoyable stay with us because she had all of her belongings.\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>Locating the comforts of home Going to a hospital can feel inherently stressful. 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