Posted Date: 2/2/2023
Kathy’s Division together with Leslie Sprouse, Mark Casto, Kathy Daley-Nutt, Kelly Pugh, Dr. Ferdinand Martinez, and Connie McQueen.
Kathy Daley-Nutt, RN, was not too long ago honored as The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses recipient at Mon Well being Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. Awarded to nurses biannually on the hospital, The DAISY Award is a part of the DAISY Basis’s packages to acknowledge the super-human efforts nurses carry out day-after-day.
The nomination submitted from a member of the family of certainly one of Kathy’s sufferers learn:
“My father was recognized with mantel cell lymphoma (MCL) in 2021. Shortly after being recognized, he was informed he may not work as a consequence of all of the medical situations he had. Kathy was there for us each step of the way in which from checking in on us frequently to serving to us in the precise path for medical insurance coverage and my depart for work in order that I could possibly be there for my dad. She was there to pay attention once I cried from stress and the unknown of what life was about to deliver us. She was a whole stranger at first and now my household considers her to be household!
My father all the time says he’s so blessed to have a nurse like Kathy, she’s made him really feel so comfy and he or she’s one of many folks to be the explanation he’s alive at this time! My father was given a few yr to dwell if he didn’t undergo a therapy plan and that was devastating to me. I’m so proud to say it has formally been a yr and a month since he was on condition that information and he’s doing wonderful and virtually again to his previous self, I couldn’t be luckier to nonetheless have him! Kathy, thanks for all the pieces, you’ve been a blessing to my household and my dad.”
The not-for-profit DAISY Basis was established by relations in reminiscence of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died on the age of 33 in 1999 from issues of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), just a little identified however not unusual auto-immune illness. The care Patrick and his household obtained from nurses whereas he was ailing impressed this distinctive technique of thanking nurses for making a profound distinction within the lives of their sufferers and affected person households.
Kathy is a Registered Nurse within the Oncology division and has labored for Mon Well being Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital for 19 years. She additionally spent 14 years as a CNA earlier than turning into a nurse.
“Being a nurse is so fulfilling, it does my coronary heart good when you may assist somebody really feel higher or put a smile on their face,” stated Kathy. “Successful this award makes me really feel like I’ve carried out a very good job at being the very best nurse I will be to my sufferers. I by no means anticipated to win an award for doing what I really like. My mother all the time wished to be a nurse, she informed me I used to be dwelling her dream. She could be so proud.”
“Kathy could be very deserving of this award. Her dedication to the nursing career and compassionate care doesn’t go unnoticed,” stated Carole Norton, Chief Nursing Officer at Mon Well being Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Nurses will be nominated by anybody who has been affected by their care – sufferers, relations, different nurses, physicians, different clinicians, and workers – anybody who has skilled or noticed extraordinary, compassionate care being offered by a nurse. Say thanks to a nurse and nominate them for the DAISY Award by visiting MonHealth.com/DAISY. To be taught extra concerning the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, go to DAISYFoundation.org.
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