The MUSC DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award for Nurses is a monthly award and is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the
super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The foundation was formed in January 2000 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes
who died of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
All DAISY Award winners received an African Shona Tribe
sculpture entitled, “A Healer’s Touch,” a framed certificate, and a DAISY Award
pin. The DAISY Foundation also delivered cinnamon rolls to all the nurses in
each winner’s unit.
MUSC is among 400 medical facilities honoring
nurses with The DAISY Award. This is one initiative of the foundation whose
overall goal is to help fight diseases of the immune system.
December honoree
Henrietta E. Parson, R.N., Urology Clinic
She was nominated by one of her co-workers. Henrietta was born here in
Charleston and has been here for 49 years. Henrietta
has been a registered nurse for two years and has worked at MUSC for five years. She graduated
from Trident
Technical College in 2007. "MUSC is
a wonderful place to work, it’s a place with great employees and a place to
grow, learn and excel," said Henrietta. Full story
November honoree
 Derek Fisher, Hematology, 5W Ashley River Tower
He
was nominated by the daughter of one of his patients. Derek, a registered nurse, was born in
Sumter and
has worked at MUSC for more than three years. He graduated from the
Medical College of Georgia in 2006. Derek states “Save a Life, please give blood
and join the bone marrow registry at http://www.marrow.org.” Full story
October honoree
 Kissia Randolph, CCU
“Kissia
is a dedicated and caring nurse. She always has the patient and his or
her needs as a priority. She anticipates their needs and makes sure
they are met. She has become both a patient and staff advocate, working
to see that quality care is delivered and that the staff has what they
need to make it happen. She is passionate to a fault sometimes and
neglects herself to make sure her patient is properly cared for. She
will discuss with the physicians plans to make sure those needs are
met. She sits on the intra-unit council and acts as a liaison between
staff and management to insure the units ability to provide quality
care.”
Full story
September honoree
 Joanne Naylor, ECCO
“JoAnne
has served as the coordinator for MUSC’s ECCO (Essentials of Critical
Care Orientation) Program since its inception years ago. This program,
sponsored by the AACN, serves all newly hired MUSC critical care nurses
as the foundation for the progression from novice to expert. JoAnne has
seen this program from its infancy, through software upgrades, and many
other challenges. Joanne has taken the ECCO program to a new level, the
MUSC Simulation Lab. She has spent hours researching simulation
training for critical care nurses.” Full story
August honoree
 Connie Barbour, MICU
“Connie opitimizes what the Daisy Award stands for. She is very
compassionate and caring individual with her patients and
families. Connie consistently goes above and beyond during her
shifts. Her patients are always crisp, clean, and well taken care
of. She is excellent with patient families in all aspects of their
needs as well. She makes them feel comfortable and educates them
on their loved ones condition. She is a leader on our unit and in
the RNIII role.” Full story
July honoree
 Sabrina Magistrado, 5E Nursery
“Sabrina
is the kind of nurse that you can only dream of. She does great things
for her patients, and is always an advocate, even if it means
disagreeing with the attendings for the patient's best interest.
She goes above and beyond with her teaching to make sure parents not
only get the information they need, but also understand it. She goes
the extra mile to help families through a tough time.” Full story
June honoree
 Emily Wright, 7W
“Emily
was everything a nurse should be. She was caring, prompt, smart, and
one of the best health care providers I have ever had. This is saying a
lot being that my wife and I are also nurses, and she went over and
beyond to make our stay the best I have ever had in a healthcare
facility. MUSC is very lucky to have such a great nurse as Emily.” Full story
May honoree
 Tameka Alston, DDC ART 6E
“Tameka
was a blessing to us on the third day after my mother's whipple
surgery. This was by far the worst night of our entire stay. Mama
threw up all night long; Tameka and the CA changed her nightgown and
bedding at least four times. Through it all, Tameka was kind,
compassionate and always smiling.” Full story
April honoree
 Ali Linnemann, R.N., PCICU
“My
son is 3 months old and had a ventricular septal defect. He had surgery
Friday morning and I was terrified as any mother would be. Ali watched
my son so closely and was so good to me and my husband! There is no way
I could ever thank Ali for the kindness and professionalism she showed
towards us.” Full story
Nominate a nurse
Nominate your nurse by telling MUSC the story how your nurse
exemplify these qualities. If your nurse is selected, he/she will be honored at a
special celebration and will receive a certificate, award pin, and a hand-carved
sculpture called A Healer's Touch.
Please submit the story of the
extraordinary care this nurse provided for you by email to chairna@musc.edu
Cinnabon is the
official DAISY sponsor of the cinnamon rolls the DAISY team receives. As
Charleston does
not have a local Cinnabon, Ashley Bakery has agreed to donate cinnamon rolls to
our MUSC DAISY team. Hill-Rom is the MUSC DAISY program sponsor.
Updated December 2009
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