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Posted: 10/7/2014
National DAISY awards implemented for inpatient, outpatient nurses
Each month two nurses at Parkland Health & Hospital System will be honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize nurses who demonstrate outstanding clinical skills and compassionate care.
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is an international program based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. In 1999, Barnes, 33, died from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Barnes and his family received from nurses inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
Last week Michelle Burkhardt, RN-BC, received Parkland’s first inpatient DAISY award. Burkhardt, who works in a surgery unit, was nominated by her peers for the compassion shown to every patient in her area. In fact, many of her patients return to Parkland just to visit Burkhardt and update her on their progress. Vanessa Grifaldo, RN, a nurse at Parkland’s Vickery Health Center, received the award for the outpatient/community medicine setting. Grifaldo was described as “a devoted, authentic employee who not only works hard but works smart. She exhibits high standards and excellent performance” at all times.
“We are proud to be among the hospitals participating in the DAISY Award program. Nurses are heroes every day,” said Ron Laxton, DNP, RN, Parkland’s Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Nursing Officer. “Given the current national nursing shortage, The DAISY Award could not be launched at a better time.”
For their efforts Burkhardt and Grifaldo received a certificate commending them for being an “extraordinary nurse.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.” The honorees also received a DAISY recognition pin and a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. DAISY honorees are also recognized on the national DAISY Foundation website.
“When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night,” said Bonnie Barnes, President and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation. “Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Parkland are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”
For more information on The DAISY Awards, visit their website at www.DAISYfoundation.org.