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DAISY Award Winners in 2007 |
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| Emily Serino receives her award. |
The December recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses is Emily Serino, RN. Emily is a nurse on 7 North and was nominated by a mother who felt that she did more than just take care of her daughter's nursing needs. Emily was a consistent advocate for the patient and family and made sure that their questions were answered and they felt comfortable learning how to take care of their daughter. The excerpt from the nomination clearly describes her exceptional care.
"I could always tell when Emily took care of my daughter; everything on her or at her bedside would be cleaned, updated, changed and organized. Emily loved trying to get my daughter to smile which, of course, made me smile. I truly think that taking care of my daughter was so much more than just a job to Emily. "
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| Ruth Lackie RN receives her award |
The November recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Ruth Lackie, RN. Ruth is a nurse on 10 South and was nominated by a family who is from another country and was touched by her exceptional care. Sometimes it is the simple things that mean the most to others and it is obvious from the nomination that Ruth was able to help with the extra non-nursing needs of this family.
"Ruth may have been a nurse for quite a while, so she knew her job well, but she did her job thoroughly, consistently, proficiently, sincerely and compassionately. If I could clone the perfect nurse, I would definitely ask for some of her chromosomes to insure the outcome."
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| Kelly Honiker, RN recieves her award |
The October winner of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Kelly Honiker, RN. Kelly is a nurse on 9 North and was nominated by the mother of child who has been a patient at Children's for several month. Kelly was able provide consistent support and care for both the patient and the family during their long stay on 9 North. The excerpt from the nomination speaks for itself.
"Kelly goes above and beyond the call of duty. I actually leave my daughter's room now with knowing Kelly is there to care for her. Kelly is consistent for all of my family needs as well as my daughter's. Without Kelly's fantastic nursing capabilities I don't know how we would make it through."
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| Caitlin Stratton receives her award. |
The September recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Caitlin Stratton, RN. Caitlin is a nurse on 6 West and was nominated by a family who considers her a friend for going above and beyond when caring for their daughter. It is clear from the excerpt below from the nomination that Caitlin is a truly extraordinary nurse.
"On the day of surgery, Caitlin wasn't scheduled to work. In fact, she was preparing for a trip out of town. Nevertheless, Caitlin came to 6 West before the day shift started and worked with the regularly assigned night and day nurses to help prepare our daughter for that day's surgery. Her presence truly marked her as a family friend, and as an exceptional care giver who places our daughter's well-being first. Caitlin is someone who will go the extra lengths necessary to help make her patients safe and comfortable."
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| Herminia Shermont, Ann Leung (left), and Judy Mahoney (far right), congratulate Loren Wolfe. |
The August recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses is Loren Wolfe, RN. Loren is a nurse on 10 East and was nominated by a family for the best care their son could ever receive. This is not Loren's first nomination for this award and a consistent theme expressed by each family is Loren's ability to be positive and fun while providing exceptional nursing care. The excerpt below from the nomination submitted mirrors those that Loren has received in the past which makes her a truly extraordinary nurse.
"Loren is such a compassionate, dedicated and loving nurse. Every day we saw her she would just brighten my son's day. We love Loren. She is so good at what she does and she is a great representative of the excellent care given at Children's Hospital."
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| Pam Kelly, RN PNP |
The July recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Pamela Kelly, PNP. Pam is a pediatric nurse practitioner in 7 Urodynamics and was nominated by a family for support of both them and their daughter during the many invasive tests that need to be continually performed. It is clear from the excerpt below from the nomination submitted that Pam's ongoing efforts with this patient and family are truly extraordinary.
"The entire Urodynamics nursing team has been very supportive since we've begun treatment over the 6 months. My daughter has made great progress as a result of Nurse Kelly and her team. She deserves to be recognized for such outstanding work."
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| Susan Herel, RN |
The June recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Susan Herel, RN. Susan is a nurse on 7 South and was nominated by a family for her countless effort to endure their child's as well as their own needs were continually met. It is clear from the excerpt below from the nomination submitted that Susan's exceptional ability to advocate for her patients and families makes her a truly extraordinary nurse.
"She listened to us with immeasurable interest and compassion while trying to better understand our unique situation. Susan carefully passes on unique and special considerations to other nurses at shift change so our nursing transition would be smooth."
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| Gene Hayes, RN |
The May recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Gene Hayes, RN. Gene is a nurse on 7 South and he was nominated by nursing colleagues from the Operating Room for going above and beyond to help them manage a difficult situation. It is obvious by the statement from the nomination below that Gene's willingness to extend himself to help other nurses proved to be truly extraordinary.
"I know that we all were inspired by his actions that night and that we learned invaluable information from him regarding this process. He exemplified the concept of team-work in his support of fellow CHB coworkers. We cannot say "thank you" enough."
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| Ruth Hynes (L) and CeCe Waithe (R) congratulate Sharon on her award. |
The recipient of April's Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Sharon McAuliffe, RN. Sharon is a nurse on 10 South and her nomination by the mother of an 11 month old baby truly reflects that the little things mean a great deal to families. It also shows how nurses so often go above and beyond in their care.
"Sharon held my hand the whole way through; from talks, to hugs to wiping my tears. She was there for me so I could be there and stay strong for my daughter."
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| Herminia Shermont (L), Marilyn Moonan, Rebecca Lekowski and Ruth Hynes congratulate Arkadiy on his award. |
March's recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Arkadiy Dolgin, RN. Arkadiy is a nurse on 10 South and was nominated by the mother of a special needs patient who was impressed by his ability to connect with her son. As you can see, trust is important to patients and families.
Arkadiy "was very helpful and was able to get him to calm down when he went to the OR. He was very helpful at night with his pain. He got my son to trust him and my son has a lot of trust issues. His is just a great nurse for kids with special needs and I am very happy that the hospital has such great nurses."
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| Kammy Marine, Ruth Hynes, Rebecca Lekowski, Kim Uehlein, and Aimee Lyons |
February's recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses was Kim Uehlein, RN. Kim is a nurse in the MICU on 7 South. She was nominated by the sister of a patient and, as you can see in the portion of the nomination below, this family felt that Kim is truly an extraordinary nurse.
From the moment we met her, we knew we had met someone special. I cannot begin to list all of the wonderful things she has done for my sister as well as my family. She always goes the extra mile and it does not go unnoticed.
I remember in the beginning, when my sister was very sick, Kim noticed that her skin on her back and legs was getting really bad. The main concern for the most part was keeping her stable but Kim said, "If we don't make sure that all of her gets better, then we are not doing our job right." What a super way to look at it.
Kim surpassed all of our expectation. She made us feel like we mattered. I know that some of my examples might be small but they are so big to us.
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| Rebecca Lekowski, CeCe Waithe, Andrea Rosen, Donna Marsh (winner), Jo-Ann Rosen and Ruth Hynes |
Donna Morash RN was named the very first Daisy Award Recipient.
To be an extraordinary nurse, you not only take care of patients and families, you also take care of each other. Donna Morash, RN, is a nurse in the Advanced Fetal Care Center. Donna was nominated by a peer for her exceptional mentoring and nurturing of those she works and cares for. Below is an excerpt from the nomination submitted by Jo-Ann Rosen, RN about her daughter, Andrea Rosen's experience as a new nurse and the value of having Donna as her mentor.
"Like any new nursing grad Andrea feared that she was not sufficiently prepared to be a nurse. From her first day taking care of patients, she was witnessing things that most people never see in a lifetime in addition to coping with frightened and anxious parents who were dealing with their child's illness and surgery. From the beginning Donna took Andrea under her wing and was her friend, guide and mentor into Andrea's new world of nursing. She taught her compassion, empathy and many valuable nursing skills while being understanding and patient.... By watching Donna interact with families, Andrea learned how to form and develop relationships with patients and their parents."
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