St. Charles honors extraordinary nurses

Eight nurses from St. Charles Health System recently earned DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses, recognizing the outstanding, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The nurses, who represent all four St. Charles hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville, were recognized with a ceremony on their respective units and presented with a certificate, a pin and a "healer's touch" sculpture by their hospital's chief nursing officer and chief nursing executive.
The direct-care nurses earning DAISY awards are:

• Sammi Boley, a nurse in Bend, was recognized for her unwavering support for patients, including her recent efforts to support an individual who was in the unit for months after being attacked and Sammi made "incredible efforts to ensure this patient was well cared for" and "Sammi's compassion for (them) is the reason this patient's future has hope."
• Maria Godley, a nurse in Redmond, was recognized for her extraordinarily compassionate care, in particular for her efforts to advocate for a patient who could not speak for themselves.
• Jennifer Johnson, a perioperative nurse in Madras, was recognized for her great attitude, dedicated safe patient practices and compassion.
• Amanda Noland, a nurse in Prineville, was recognized for providing compassionate care for a patient in need by organizing donations of food and hygiene supplies all while treating this individual with "kindness and compassion and allowing the patient to have their dignity."
• Miata Winders, a nurse in neurosurgery, was recognized for her tremendous attention to detail, critical judgement and "unwavering dedication to doing what is right for the patient."
  

The three nurse leaders earning DAISY honors are:

• Tim Adkisson, a nurse leader from Bend, was recognized for his exceptional leadership serving as the night lead administrator for the hospital, jumping in to help with whatever is needed - from admissions and IT to codes and policies, Tim "goes above and beyond."
• Will Bean, a nurse leader in Madras, was recognized by several caregivers for his ability to lead with compassion and integrity, with one team member saying "Will leads with heart, but also with purpose, balancing kindness with accountability in a way that earns deep respect from his team."
• Jodel Jencks, a nurse leader in primary care, was recognized for her exceptional problem-solving skills and kindness to those around her.

About the DAISY Awards:
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that was established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. This is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession. Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org.