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| WENDY LADD |
Registered
nurses Wendy Ladd and Beverly Thomas have been named the May 2012 recipients of
the hospital’s DAISY Awards.
Ladd,
who works in the adult post-surgical unit, was nominated by a patient, who
wrote: “Wendy consistently demonstrates
proficiency and expertise in performing her duties, but it is her uplifting
spirit and positive energy that really sets her apart from the ‘norm’ and that
norm being a very high standard at St. Francis.”
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| BEVERLY THOMAS |
He
went onto say that her technical expertise, in addition to her warm and
cheerful attitude, went beyond the call of duty in making patient and guests feel
more comfortable.
Thomas was nominated by a co-worker who recognized the compassionate care she provided to a patient, who had been hospitalized with no family nearby to help her.
Thomas was nominated by a co-worker who recognized the compassionate care she provided to a patient, who had been hospitalized with no family nearby to help her.
The
co-worker went on to say that Thomas sat with the patient during the difficult
time and attempted to help after her night shift by calling back to the unit to
check on the patient, even coming back in the next day to care for the patient.
“She
is a true example of the DAISY award, the co-worker wrote.”
The
DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick
Barnes who died at 33 an auto-immune disease. His family was so impressed by
the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for him that
they created this national award to say “thank you” to nurses everywhere. For
more information, go to www.daisyfoundation.org.
To
learn more about nursing careers and programs at Franciscan St. Francis Health,
go to www.stfrancishospitals.org/nursing.
