This award is unique because it was created by a patient, not by a staff member or a CEO. In late 1999, a 33-year-old man named Patrick Barnes was admitted into the hospital and diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called ITP. According to his wife, Tena Barnes, during those weeks the nurses helped them through the “darkest hours” of their lives with their kindness and compassion.
Unfortunately, after eight weeks in the hospital, Barnes passed away. Following his death, Tena wanted to find a way to honor the nurses that took such good care of Patrick. Thus, the Daisy award and foundation was born.
The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing was created to ensure that nurses know how important and appreciated they are. The awards ceremony took place at Stone Crest Hospital Smyrna in the hospital classroom. All of the nurses who were nominated gathered to be honored. The nurse who won, Jillian Shaw, received a handmade stone statue from Zimbabwe. The runner ups didn’t receive a statue. However, they were still recognized by receiving a pin for their badges.
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| The Daisy Award statue |
The 2015 Daisy Award winner was a registered nurse named Jillian Shaw. Unfortunately, the winner and many of the nominees weren’t available for an interview.
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| 2015 Daisy Award Winner Jillian Shaw |
On the main website for the Daisy Foundation, there are testimonials and patient stories about many of the nurses. For example, a woman, whose father was a patient of Jillian Shaw, left a testimonial.
According to the testimonial on the website, Jillian is a “true Nurse Angel”. The woman, whose father was suffering from bone caner and severe pain, was appreciative of Jillian. “From the start she clicked with my dad. She was caring and so sweet and seemed to know exactly what he needed. Jillian has answered her calling as a nurse. We were privileged to have her and I wish every patient could be under her care.”
Among the nominees was Kim Schramm, Lauren Unruh, and Megan Thompson, just to name a few. One of the nominees that was available for an interview was Lisa Holman. Lisa is a registered nurse of 18 years and has been working at Stone Crest for around three years.
“When I found out I was nominated, I was flattered because it was the first time I have ever been nominated for anything.” said Holman,” It’s a national award, so to be nominated was an honor.”
In reality, nurses aren’t always recognized for their hard work. The Daisy Award gives them the opportunity to feel appreciated.
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