VUMC 2023 DAISY Recipients
For DAISY Summer 2023 recipients, please see the feature article in VUMC VOICE.
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Read Marsha's Nomination
“I came into L&D at the hospital as a transfer from the birth center. I had another nurse for a couple hours who was also incredible, and she handed me over to Marsha when the shift change occurred and told me ‘I’d let Marsha take care of me any day.’ By the end of my experience, I definitely understood why! Marsha was so respectful, kind, and understanding of how much my birth plans had already had to alter, and she fought so hard to give me the labor and delivery I was wanting still. She advocated for me as a patient both in labor and after my son arrived, helped me move into so many positions to keep baby happy through contractions, and was never too busy to answer questions or speak to my doula, who she worked so well with.”
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Read Rebecca's Nomination
“There was a patient … when she arrived to check in she was short of breath. She has COPD and relies on an oxygen concentrator and her machine died on her way to her appointment. She forgot her charger at home. Our team jumped into action and hooked her up to O2 in clinic. We assessed she could not safely travel home (2.5 hour drive) without O2 … Rebecca worked for hours to care for the patient and communicate with the team, as we tried and coordinate oxygen for her trip home. Rebecca made sure this patient’s needs were met in clinic while we worked to source her oxygen. She performed regular O2 saturation checks, an oxygen tolerance test and other checks which would be required to get patient oxygen to take home. She provided lots of education to the patient and family of what the process looked like, and she spent time providing empathy and compassion when the patient and granddaughter were tired and frustrated. She did all this while diligently keeping the clinic staff and management in the loop until a plan was solidified.”
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Read Jenny's Nomination
“When given the news that our daughter had a very rare, and almost always fatal, chromosomal condition called Triploidy, our hearts were shattered. We moved through life hoping for a miracle, or a misread blood test, but that just was not part of our plan. We checked in at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital and were immediately greeted by nurse Jenny Shelton. She has the kindest bedside manner, was extremely warm and nurturing. She was delicate with our situation, and graciously welcomed our friends and family that were visiting to love us during such a hard time. Jenny cared for me, and I felt that she was loving me as a daughter as I was laboring to meet my own.”
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