April Teague Named First DAISY Award Recipient at Flowers Hospital
10/26/2021
April Teague, R.N., was recently recognized as Flowers Hospital’s first recipient of the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the care and compassion nurses display each day. Teague has been employed by Flowers Hospital since May 2019 and currently works on the fourth floor medical/surgical unit.
Dan Cumbie, Flowers Hospital's chief nursing officer, said, “April is very compassionate, kind and quick to help. She is an exceptional nurse and is well deserving of this award.”
An excerpt from the award nomination read, “She (patient) could not have been placed with a more caring, patient nurse that showed she cared for my mom. April took excellent care of her, not only physically but emotionally. She cared for my mother, and she was there to help me, too. She went above and beyond what I have seen in any nurse in the past, and she did it all with a joyful heart.”
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died in late 1999 at the age of 33 from complications of an autoimmune 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 patients’ families.
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, CEO, and co-founder of the DAISY Foundation said, “When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced firsthand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night. Yet, these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Flowers Hospital are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”
Flowers Hospital nurses work to provide skillful and compassionate care each day. Patients, visitors, families, nurses, physicians, and employees may nominate a deserving nurse by completing a nomination form here.
To learn more about the DAISY Foundation, visit daisyfoundation.org.
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