Inova Mount Vernon Hospital presented it’s 1st Quarter DAISY Award to Marguerite See, RN on CCU on January 21st, 2010. The award was presented by by Paul V. Luisada MD, President of IMVH Medical Staff and Patricia Mook , RN, Chief Nurse Executive. As the recipient of the award she received a handmade “Healer’s Touch” Sculpture and a coupon for a box of Cinnabons. Her nomination states, “On more than one occasion, patients have expressed to me how Marguerite has taken such great care of them, and that they hoped to have her again as their nurse. She indeed looks at the person, not the “patient.” I recall one instance when an indigent patient was admitted to the unit. Marguerite came on duty as his nurse that day and was appalled that he had not been bathed nor had his face shaved. She attended to these tasks with compassion and understanding, providing a non-judgmental presence for the patient. She thinks about the daily comforts that we often take for granted, until we are unable to perform them ourselves, daily comforts that would make the patient feel better. She is a nurse who takes pride in a job well done, and for her, nursing is a labor of love. Her warm, inviting personality is contagious and can brighten anyone’s day. Marguerite gives respect and expects it in return; she is a person of integrity, advocating for what is right, and confronting issues with respect and professionalism.”“It is truly a privilege to call her a colleague, and I appreciate all she does to make Inova Mount Vernon Hospital a wonderful place to work, and for patients, a place to receive excellent care. If a loved one or I had to be hospitalized, I would want Marguerite See to be my nurse. She truly embodies the qualities of a DAISY nurse!” The DAISY Award Program is part of the national not for profit DAISY Foundation, which was established by family members of J. Patrick Barnes, who died in 1999 at the age of 33 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, an auto-immune disease. The care received by Barnes from his nurses inspired his family to create the DAISY Award Program. At IMVH, the award is sponsored by the hospital’s medical staff.
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