September 2009
Celsa
Flores
,
RN
5B Step down
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles
,
CA
United States

 

 

 

5B has won the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses for the second month in a row. The winner this month is Celsa, Flores, RN.
Celsa was nominated by her managers Helen Castro and Christine Yalong. While the manager was performing a routine chart review she saw that while Celsa was cleaning a patient she noted a hard mass in the patients rectal area. She documented that she notified the MD and tests were ordered right away. The colonoscopy with biopsy revealed a colonic adenocarcinoma. Patient had immediate surgery and recovered without complications.
This kind or care and attention to her patients is routine for Celsa. Her peers report that Celsa is very competent and compassionate regarding patient care issues and that she ensures that 5B continues to delivery excellent patient care outcomes.