RN Meredith Depaulsen

To celebrate National Nursing Week, Hospital News encourages nominations for an annual Nursing Hero Award. The May 2010 edition includes a nomination for Meredith DePaulsen, a Registered Nurse in the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at The Scarborough Hospital, written by her colleagues. Meredith exemplifies the dedication and compassion of our nursing staff at TSH, and we congratulate her on this nomination.

Read the published nomination to see what makes Meredith so special!

Nomination for Meredith Depaulsen, RN

The Scarborough Hospital

Anyone having the pleasure of working with Meredith DePaulsen would tend to agree, that she is an outstandingly, dedicated nurse.   The compassion and care she shows each and every member of the Hospital team and patients’ families is so inspiring.  She is passionate about her role as our Stroke Clinician on CP1 at the Scarborough Hospital General Division.  The time she takes to share her knowledge goes above and beyond one’s expectations.  

When Meredith replaced Marilyn in her role there was no doubt she had some big shoes to fill.  However it was only a matter of time before you could see the glow on her face and the love she felt for her job.   Family involvement is a big part of the recovery process and Meredith will spend endless hours speaking with and re-assuring all involved.    She is non-judgmental and treats everyone equally regardless of their circumstance.  Dr. Garry Moddel is only too happy to have Meredith as the liaison between him and his patients.  

“Meredith has done an excellent job in her new position.  She demonstrates the best qualities of a nurse in that she has good clinical acumen and combines that with a tremendous compassion for her patients.  She contributes significant-ly to the running of this important pro-gram on CP1.  I depend on her and can always rely on her high quality of patient care,” says Dr. Moddel.

Meredith often receives calls at all hours from discharged patients to whom she has given her cell phone number.  To her this is simply a continuation of care.  Only last weekend she took time out of her busy home life and paid a visit to a lonely stroke patient that had been recently discharged.  Not only did Meredith bring him groceries, but she spent an hour watching the Olympics with him just to cheer him up.  

Meredith is the essence of patient-centered care and lives and breathes the Mission, Vision and Values of TSH.  Receiving this Nursing Hero’s award would let her know just how much she means to us.

Nominated by: Lucy Townsend and Margaret Hunt