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TODD CRIM: GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
In the intensive care unit at Grady Memorial Hospital, Todd Crim, RN, is known as the "Energizer bunny" because he never stops caring for his patients.
When her mother was in ICU, Neko Harvey saw Crim put that nickname into action.
"You really never had to ask him to do anything because he took care of her just that well," Harvey said.
Although Crim has been a nurse for 10 years, his "work performance each day resembles that of a new employee trying to impress the boss and/or his peers," she added.
With good communication skills and a desire to help people, Crim, 40, got his first taste of nursing as a hospital corpsman in the military.
After his time in the service, Crim became a corrections officer. Interacting with prisoners every day led him to think about life choices, and he realized that nursing was a tool that would let him help people and make a difference.
"Nursing has to be in your heart," Crim said. "You can't get in it for the money or glory, because there's a lot of sacrifice in it."
A med-surge nurse and nurse manager before moving to Grady's intensive care unit, Crim took a step backward to move forward in his career.
"Grady seemed like a place to grow, and ICU turns the knobs up in intensity. Your patients are more critical, and you see everything. I learn something new every day," he said.
The job allows him to help patients and their families, who are also in crisis.
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"You watch the faces of family members as the doctor is talking to them and realize that they're only taking in about 10 percent of it," Crim said. "You try and help them understand and give them realistic hopes -- realistic, because you know the outcome could go either way. It's a hard job."
"Whenever my family had questions about my mother, he was always available to answer us," Harvey said. "He was very involved and treated her with respect, compassion and, in my opinion, like she was his own mother."
Crim enjoys working at community clinics and volunteering at his childrens' schools. He also is proud to be a role model for male nurses and to dispel some of the stereotypes about them.
"I'm glad I'm in nursing," he said. "I've seen changes in myself and grown as a person because of it."
-- Laura Raines
Nominated By: Neko Harvey
I'd like to nominate Todd Crim, RN from Grady Memorial Hospital as Outstanding Nurse of the Year.
Todd was truly a blessing to my mother who was in ICU last year, because she needed the compassion and attention he showed her.
You really never had to ask him to do anything and you could tell by how he treated her that he was this way with all of his patients.
I believe he has been a nurse for 10 years, and believe me when I tell you, his work performance each day resembles that of a new employee trying to impress the boss and/or his peers.
Whenever my family had questions or concerns about my mother, he was always available to answer us, and if he did not know the answer, he made sure to get her doctor to answer us.
He was very involved in her care, and treated her with respect, compassion and, in my opinion, like she was his own mother.
Mr. Crim, if you are out there reading this somewhere and they do not nominate you as The Outstanding Nurse...just know in my heart, you are truly The Best.
Keep doing what you do.
To me, the level of performance you give your duties, reflects your inner self...your heart! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
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