Baloy says. “She knows how stressful it is to work and go to school.” 3 p.m. Baloy observes Doughty with a patient who has come in with a urinary tract infection. She pays particular attention to the way Doughty talks with adolescents. “I’ve noticed her compassion for working with the population she does, which is a population you don’t see in a lot of regular primary care. It’s important to have a good background and understanding of kids in foster care versus kids in traditional households.” 4 p.m. Baloy sees the last patient of the day, a recheck of a previously diagnosed ear infection. Afterward, she wraps up her paperwork and says “bye” to Doughty and others at the center before calling it a day. 5:15 p.m. Back home in Harrison West, Baloy feeds and walks Bailey before changing clothes for another rarity
Katharine Doughty
Certified pediatric primary care nurse practitioner, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Center for Family Safety and Healing 6:00 a.m. Katharine Doughty rolls out of bed at the Bexley home she shares with Solomon, a 19-month-old standard poodle. He’s her first priority on this February morning – she walks and feeds him before getting ready for work. A “big coffee person,” the pot has been prepped from the night before with Kroger’s Private Selection Kona Blend and Doughty gets it brewing before jumping in the shower.
on this day – a night out away from her studies. Baloy’s dad is the team dentist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, so she has tickets to the games. By 7 p.m. she and a friend are in their seats to watch the Blue Jackets take on the Washington Capitals. 10:15 p.m. Baloy makes the short trip home along Neil Avenue after watching the team lose 3-2. Bailey gets one more walk before she heads to bed. “I typically turn on the TV or squeeze in a few minutes of reading – for fun, not for school,” Baloy says. “I just finished the Hamilton biography after seeing the musical in Chicago last fall and am reading a sci-fi novel, Ready Player One, right now. I usually fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. Since my schedule is so variable with work, school and clinical, I set out everything I will need for the next day before going to sleep. It helps me get in the mindset for whatever the next day holds.”
7:15 a.m. After her hair and makeup are done, Doughty grabs her coffee to-go cup and a toasted English muffin and makes the 10-minute trek west on Livingston Avenue to The Center for Family Safety and Healing on the campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, listening to NPR along the way. 7:30 a.m. Doughty settles into her morning routine in her office. She sips her coffee and takes bites of her English muffin before discussing the patient treatment plan for the day with a medical assistant and Megan Baloy. Doughty looked up information about today’s
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