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| LINDSAY EPPS |
Registered
nurses Morgan Schafer and Lindsay Epps have been named the December 2012
recipients of the hospital’s DAISY Awards.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national program
that honors the compassionate care and clinical excellence. Franciscan St.
Francis localized the program in 2010 to recognize its nurses for their
achievements.
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| Morgan Schafer |
Schafer,
a nurse in the post-surgical care unit at Franciscan St. Francis-Indianapolis, was
nominated for her compassionate caring way with a patient. “Morgan is by far
the best nurse I have ever had. She is the most caring and loving nurse I have
ever encountered,” wrote the patient. “She has been my life-saver and has made
my stay one to remember.”
Epps,
an adult intensive care unit nurse at the Indianapolis hospital, was nominated
by a co-worker. “Lindsay made a dying wish come true for a patient. Lindsay’s
good compassionate heart showed above and beyond what is expected out of a
bedside nurse,” wrote the nurse who nominated her. “Her joy to make her patient
happy was overwhelming compassion.”
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, go to franciscanstfrancis.org/nursing.
