The DAISY Foundation has announced the latest group of nurses to be honored by their DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Exceptional clinical skill and compassion are faculties that all DAISY nurses possess. Peers, physicians, nursing managers, patients, staff and administrators can all nominate nurses for the award. Recognition such as the DAISY Award is an excellent way to encourage young people to learn some of the fascinating stories that occur in the nursing field and consider becoming a Registered Nurse.
The full roster of nurses who won the DAISY Award in 2011 can be viewed on the Foundation's website. An announcement of the awards and a selection of honorees and their stories appears at nurse.com; one fantastic example appears below:
Althea J. Pierre, RN, BSN • ED • Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
My first contact with Althea Pierre was on my first week on the job at Maimonides. She was working in the resuscitation area of the ED. An uncooperative and verbally abusive patient in the next bed who was assigned to the other nurse had refused all efforts by the ED staff to get his blood drawn. I watched as Althea gently talked to the patient and, finally, after all others had failed before her, she calmed him down. Although it was busy that day, she competently took care of the patients under her care and still managed to treat that first patient and his family with respect. She was able to break through the barriers, then received their trust and cooperation. When she noticed me, she introduced herself, gave me a bright smile and a welcome hug. I left the room thinking, “What a beautiful nurse she is.” My first impression was further strengthened by subsequent observations of her competent and compassionate care to her patients. Her positive and professional attitude remained constant, and she seemed to have an incandescent light about her as she cheerfully went about her duties. She provided the human touch that bridged the gap between technology and the basic concept of nursing: caring. And now, I’m stunned by the news that she is sick and will be going for surgery. Through all the emotional and physical turmoil that she is going through, she still managed to email her thanks for the help that the ED staff had given her and also gave words of encouragement and hope to the staff. She tries to give comfort when she is the one who needs it the most. She is an angel among us.
The full roster of nurses who won the DAISY Award in 2011 can be viewed on the Foundation's website. An announcement of the awards and a selection of honorees and their stories appears at nurse.com; one fantastic example appears below:
Althea J. Pierre, RN, BSN • ED • Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
My first contact with Althea Pierre was on my first week on the job at Maimonides. She was working in the resuscitation area of the ED. An uncooperative and verbally abusive patient in the next bed who was assigned to the other nurse had refused all efforts by the ED staff to get his blood drawn. I watched as Althea gently talked to the patient and, finally, after all others had failed before her, she calmed him down. Although it was busy that day, she competently took care of the patients under her care and still managed to treat that first patient and his family with respect. She was able to break through the barriers, then received their trust and cooperation. When she noticed me, she introduced herself, gave me a bright smile and a welcome hug. I left the room thinking, “What a beautiful nurse she is.” My first impression was further strengthened by subsequent observations of her competent and compassionate care to her patients. Her positive and professional attitude remained constant, and she seemed to have an incandescent light about her as she cheerfully went about her duties. She provided the human touch that bridged the gap between technology and the basic concept of nursing: caring. And now, I’m stunned by the news that she is sick and will be going for surgery. Through all the emotional and physical turmoil that she is going through, she still managed to email her thanks for the help that the ED staff had given her and also gave words of encouragement and hope to the staff. She tries to give comfort when she is the one who needs it the most. She is an angel among us.
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