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.
April honoree
Bonnie
Rab, R.N., RT 1 Children's Specialty Clinic
She was
nominated
by Johnna Jackson.
 “Last week, a distraught mother showed up the
RT1 Children's Specialty Clinic with her son. Our registration staff
recognized the urgency and called the nurses station. Bonnie Rab, R.N.,
took the call and went into action. Mom had been taking her son to an
appointment but were late and were turned away. Mom was frantic and
didn't know what to do. They had been seen previously at our Pediatric
Neurology clinic so she came here. Bonnie discovered that the patient
had been sending his mother text messages with suicidal themes. He has
seizure disorder and was being called names at school. He was
depressed, suicidal, and asking for help. Bonnie demonstrated such
compassion and great customer service. She took them to the cafeteria
and bought them lunch, then got the patient set up with a movie, while
she talked with mom. She paged the MLP and gave her an update, got
instructions to get them into the Peds ER, then called report and
transportation. She took them under her wing and didn't stop until the
family had been well taken care of. The frightened mother didn't feel
so alone after being cared for so completely. Bonnie went the extra
mile with her extraordinary kindness at a time of crisis in this
patient's, and his mother's, life. She cared for this family as if they
were her own. And, on this day, she really was "family" to them.”
 This DAISY presentation is available
at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d758pN_BJW4
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 April 2010
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