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UP Health System – Marquette is proud to honor Melissa Anderson, RN, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is given quarterly and is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary and compassionate nursing care it provides daily to patients and families.
Melissa cares for our smallest patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where she has dedicated her career and passion for nearly 25 years. She was nominated by a student who followed her in her role. His nomination read:
“I am a high school student with a passion for helping others and learning all I can now in hopes of becoming a nurse one day. I have spent the last month shadowing in NICU and have always look forward to coming each day. There has been one nurse that really stands out for me and that is Melissa. The hard work, determination and knowledge I see watching her is truly inspiring. As a student of the high school, I know little about the things that go on in NICU, and Melissa goes above and beyond to give me explanations, tips, and interesting facts while doing her job. being with Melissa, but most importantly, I have gained confidence. What I mean by that is that I’m sure nursing is where I want to be – I aspire to be a nurse like I think it’s important for healthcare professionals to inspire young people because we are the future and we are following in the footsteps of those who Healthcare can be associated with the words ‘health and medicine’ more often than not, but the word “care” is also involved, and Melissa embodies both sides of healthcare. Thank you, Melissa, for your inspiration, kind heart and guidance. I hope to become a nurse like you.” – Cora Anderson
UP Health System – Marquette would also like to thank the entire team of nurses who were nominated for the DAISY award this quarter:
- Carrie Kalcich, RN | Neuro/Ortho/Peds Unit
- Jason Lehtola, RN | Neuro/Ortho/Peds Unit
- Tori Tyner, RN | Medical-surgical unit
- Dani Hollenbeck, RN | intensive care unit
- Zachary Spence, RN | heart unit
- John Binko, RN | Medical-surgical unit
- Catherine Hébert, RN | NICU
- Krista Fuller, RN | intensive care unit
- Michael Parks, RN, CDCES | Nutrition & Wellness
- Christina Hanson, RN | intensive care unit
- Jesse Elizondo, RN | intensive care unit
- Stephanie Anderson, RN | Cancer center
The DAISY Foundation is a non-profit organization, created 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 autoimmune disease. (DAISY stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique way to thank nurses for making a profound difference in lives. patients and their families.
Nurses can be nominated by patients, families and colleagues. Entries are reviewed by a UP Health System – Marquette committee, which then selects the winner. The awards are presented throughout the year at celebrations attended by the recipient’s colleagues, patients, friends and family. Each winner receives a congratulating certificate that reads: “In deep appreciation for all you do, who you are, and the incredibly significant difference you make in the lives of so many people.” Winners also receive a DAISY Award pin and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists from the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe.
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, CEO and Co-Founder of the DAISY Foundation, said, “When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand the remarkable skill and care that nurses provide to patients day and night. Yet these unsung heroes are rarely recognized for the superhuman, extraordinary, and compassionate work they do. The kind of work UP Health System – Marquette nurses are called upon to do every day embodies the purpose of the DAISY Award.
“One of our top priorities is to make sure our nurses know how much they are appreciated for the incredible and life-saving care they provide every day,” said Christine Stryker, MBA, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. , UP Health System-Marquette. “The DAISY award is one way for us to do that, and we are proud to be part of the program, just as we are proud of all of our nurses.”
In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation extends its gratitude to the nursing profession internationally at more than 3,900 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing by recognizing nurses in direct care, nurse-led teams nurses, nurse leaders, nursing educators, and nursing students, through the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, and nurses participating in medical missions.
To nominate an extraordinary nurse for the DAISY Award, visit our website. For more information on the DAISY Prize, please visit the DAISY Foundation website.
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