The DAISY Award

DAISY award
 

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 auto-immune 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!  Share your story.

 

button DAISY "Say Thank You to a Nurse" (8-1/2 x 11 flyer)



RECIPIENTS

    • Sarah Kelly, BSN, RN
      Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Rheda Robeson, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Jody Rochon, BSN, RN
      Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Jodie Wickenheiser, BSN, RN
      Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility (REI) Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Ashley McNeil, RN
      Plastics & Cosmetic Surgery, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Peyton Meeker, LPN
      Medical Telemetry Unit, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
       
    • Debbie Dawes, RN
      1 West Medicine/COVID, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

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    • Camryn Sartory, BSN, RN
      Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Rebecca Jackson Plowman, BSN, RN
      Medical Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Jamie Runions, RN
      Adult CSL, Team D, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
       
    • Ronda Mathes, LPN
      Franklin Walk-in Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Virginia Freeman, RN
      Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics, Shelbyville
       
    • Tyler Eads, BSN, RN
      Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

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    • Alex Bristow, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Sara Gray, BSN, RN
      8 South, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Regina Copeland, RN
      Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Erin Leap, RN
      Medical Infusion Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Hannah Ritter Lee, MSN, RN, AGPCNP
      Adult Urology Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics

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    • Charlotte Chavous, BSN, RN
      Vanderbilt Orthopaedics, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Kailyn Christian, RN
      8 North Pulmonary Medical Stepdown, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Maci Malone, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Hannah Martin, RN
      Pediatric Surgery, Trauma, Adolescent Medicine, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Janet Murrian, RN
      Cancer Infusion Center, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Deborah Reese, RN
      Labor & Delivery,  Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital

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    • Claudia Davis, MSN, RN
      Adult 3, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
       
    • Lindsay Race, BSN, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
       
    • Maddie Cullen, BSN, RN
      Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Mary “Cricket” Ramsey, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Mason Dobson, LPN
      Medical Infusion Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Meredith Nolan, RN
      Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Crystal Bojniewicz, RN
      Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

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    • Jerry Ellis, RN
      Cancer Infusion Center, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Sarah Goodsell, BSN, RN
      Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Jessica Lynn Layman, BSN, RN
      Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Makennah Wharton, BSN, RN
      Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics

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    • Sophia Fickel, BSN, RN
      Cancer Infusion Center
      Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics
       
    • Jordan Smith, BSN, RN
      Eighth Floor Pod A, MRB IV
      Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Rachel Peladeau, RN
      Labor and Delivery Entity
      Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Valerie Matthews, MSN, RN, CBN
      Surgery Patient Care Center
      Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics

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    • Elizabeth (Liz) Rice, RN
      Cancer Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Clinics
       
    • Sarah Tolan, BSN, RN
      Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Jason West, RN
      Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital

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    • Kaitlyn Henderson, RN
      Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Kayla Felker, RN
      Adult 1, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
       
    • Carter Wamp, RN
      Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Jennifer Baldwin, RN
      Medical Infusion Clinic Entity, Vanderbilt Adult Clinics

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    • Sara Anderson, RN
      Float Pool, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Michelle Elmore, BSN, RN
      Case Management, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
       
    • Timothy Gray Fulton, BSN, RN
      Medical Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Brigitte Williams, BSN, RN
      Cancer Infusion Center, The Vanderbilt Clinic

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    • Donna Atherton, RN
      Cancer Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Clinics
       
    • Mary Hannah Baker, BSN, RN
      Pediatric Cardiology (PCARD), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Emily Burton, BSN, RN
      Adult 2 unit, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
       
    • Rachel Henson, BSN, RN
      Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital

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    • Cordelia Bushong, BSN, RN
      Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Clinics
       
    • Ashlyn Miniat, BSN, RN, TNCC
      Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
       
    • Kristin Nguyen, BSN, RN
      Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital

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    • Diana Levine, LPN
      Cancer Clinic, Vanderbilt Adult Clinics
       
    • Meghan Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN
      8 South – Inpatient Medicine, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
       
    • Mallory Johnson, BSN, RN
      Adult 2 Unit, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
       
    • Tamera Hawkins, RN, LCCE
      Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

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