DAISY Award Recipients
The DAISY Award program celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. Anyone may thank a nurse by filling out a DAISY form and submitting it to the DAISY Coordinator. Forms are available at each nurses’ station as well as online. Following are Daisy honorees and their amazing stories.
Claire Chester Wardell, RN
“She (Claire) was a Rockstar. She went above and beyond for my wife. She was extremely helpful and supportive. Anything my wife needed she was there for. Everyone helping with delivery was amazing, but Claire was the one doing the hard work. She was so...
McKell Epperson, LPN
“I have now been to the NRMC Walk-In Clinic twice, and both times McKell has been my nurse. Going to the Walk-In Clinic was something that made me nervous. Because of the professionalism and personality of McKell on my first visit, I was willing to...
Mayghen Rains, RN
“Mayghen treated me with the utmost kindness and took measures to protect my privacy and dignity and resolve my issues. I am embarrassed to explain the lengths she went through to ensure my problem resolved, but I thank God that there are people on this...
Hannah Hennigan, RN
“Hannah was my discharge nurse, and she made sure I had everything I needed to go home. She took care of me and my baby. Even though I was dealing with complications from my C-Section, Hannah was so polite and really cared. She went out...
Michelle Garlington, RN
Michelle was recognized as going above and beyond the normal call of duty in the Emergency Department for her excellence in caregiving and caring.
Kasey Cain, Medical-Surgical – Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Ms. Kasey Byles Cain, RN, is calm, caring, compassionate, cognitively astute and an excellent communicator and mentor for patients, family and other healthcare professionals. She is acutely aware of medical issues and brings about resolution immediately… Kasey just has the ability to treat you as...
Heather Roberts, RN – Emergency Department
As an ER nurse, Heather Roberts is trained to respond quickly and appropriately during an emergency. She’s been at her patients’ bedsides during heart attacks, accidents, and serious illnesses. Yet despite the responsibilities and demands of her job, she always remembers that patients are often...
Tara Weaver, LPN, Cardiology – Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Tara Weaver has a patient with many medical problems who has attended our coumadin clinic on a regular basis. Ms. Weaver is the nurse that manages our coumadin clinic. On many occasions, I would see this patient attending our coumadin clinic as well as his...
Alicia Watley, LPN & Hannah Watley, RN
While at church, Mark Adkins collapsed in a room behind the altar. Within minutes, Alicia Watley, LPN & Hannah Watley, RN, were at his side and started CPR. They used an automated external defibrillator (AED) to send an electric shock to his heart to try...
Dusty Waters, LPN
“I would like to thank my nurse, Ms. Dusty, for being so kind, and going above and beyond her job. She made my stay very comfortable and friendly. Every time I needed something, she was on top of it … I was scared and overwhelmed...
The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day.
The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of the autoFimmune disease ITP in 1999. During his hospitalization, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. When he died, they felt compelled to say “thank you” to nurses in a very public way. Please say thank you by sharing your story of how a nurse made a difference you will never forget!