Registered
nurses Joe Schnepp and Chris Hyman have been named the January 2014 recipients
of the hospital’s DAISY Award.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national program
that honors compassionate care and clinical excellence. Franciscan St. Francis
localized the program in 2010 to recognize its nurses for their achievements.
Schnepp,
who works on the critical care unit, was nominated for his exceptional,
supportive care of a patient and the family. “Joe was very attentive to our
father and performed above and beyond to make sure he was cared for as
comfortable as possible,” wrote the daughter of the patient. “Joe was
exceptionally supportive during this time.”
Hyman,
who works on the adult intensive care unit, was nominated by several co-workers
for the DAISY award. He provided compassionate care to one of his recent
patients. “Chris sat with a dying patient so she wouldn’t have to die alone. He
held her hand, sang to her and was so nice to her as she passed away,” wrote one
co-worker.
The
DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick
Barnes who died at 33 of 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.
