August 2026
Amelia
Woolard
,
BSN, RN
ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville
,
NC
United States
She has been the only nurse to teach my dad and I how to do at home care with changing her collar and cleaning the pads as well as how to do her oral care when the new nurses come in.
Amelia was a phenomenal nurse from start to finish. Nothing was ever inconvenient or a bother. Our family was checked in on almost as much as Mom was. We had good nurses and overall staff throughout our entire stay at ECU, but I felt so compelled to nominate this sweet nurse for the DAISY Award.
Amelia was the only nurse who washed my mom’s hair and gave her a nice head massage while doing so. She needed that little spa day feeling. My mom had been complaining of mouth pain since she got there, and no one thought to examine it. We all assumed it was simply dry mouth and a sore, swollen throat from the surgery and intubation. Amelia listened to my concerns, and when I finally took a look, I saw this wasn't dry mouth; it was actually bacteria. I mentioned that an antibiotic mouthwash might help. She went and got a supply kit we had never seen, and she cleaned my mom’s mouth up so nicely that she perked up and said it felt better than it had in a long time. I was in the waiting room for this, and Amelia grabbed me on my way back in just to show me her mouth and how excited both her and my mom were with the results. Within a few hours, we had a prescription mouthwash.
This was the fastest we'd ever gotten anything! Amelia treated my mom like she was the only patient in the hospital. She treated my mom like a human and not a patient lying in a bed. She cheered her on for every new movement she had. She got crafty with ideas for what to put Mom’s crushed medicine in. Before, it was just put on top of a spoonful of applesauce, and Mom said applesauce shouldn’t be crunchy, so she grabbed pudding, mixed it up good, and that changed the game! She has been the only nurse to teach my dad and I how to do at home care with changing her collar and cleaning the pads as well as how to do her oral care when the new nurses come in.
I could talk all day about how incredible she was, and I have mentioned it to everyone I’ve spoken to when providing updates on Mom. Patient care is incredibly important, especially when the patients she is working with daily are so vulnerable and often feel embarrassed. Family care is important as well. Emotions are high with our loved one lying in that bed, so it felt good to be checked in on and kept informed. Amelia deserves this award more than anyone I have ever met in the medical field, and it was a privilege to have her take care of my mom.
Amelia was the only nurse who washed my mom’s hair and gave her a nice head massage while doing so. She needed that little spa day feeling. My mom had been complaining of mouth pain since she got there, and no one thought to examine it. We all assumed it was simply dry mouth and a sore, swollen throat from the surgery and intubation. Amelia listened to my concerns, and when I finally took a look, I saw this wasn't dry mouth; it was actually bacteria. I mentioned that an antibiotic mouthwash might help. She went and got a supply kit we had never seen, and she cleaned my mom’s mouth up so nicely that she perked up and said it felt better than it had in a long time. I was in the waiting room for this, and Amelia grabbed me on my way back in just to show me her mouth and how excited both her and my mom were with the results. Within a few hours, we had a prescription mouthwash.
This was the fastest we'd ever gotten anything! Amelia treated my mom like she was the only patient in the hospital. She treated my mom like a human and not a patient lying in a bed. She cheered her on for every new movement she had. She got crafty with ideas for what to put Mom’s crushed medicine in. Before, it was just put on top of a spoonful of applesauce, and Mom said applesauce shouldn’t be crunchy, so she grabbed pudding, mixed it up good, and that changed the game! She has been the only nurse to teach my dad and I how to do at home care with changing her collar and cleaning the pads as well as how to do her oral care when the new nurses come in.
I could talk all day about how incredible she was, and I have mentioned it to everyone I’ve spoken to when providing updates on Mom. Patient care is incredibly important, especially when the patients she is working with daily are so vulnerable and often feel embarrassed. Family care is important as well. Emotions are high with our loved one lying in that bed, so it felt good to be checked in on and kept informed. Amelia deserves this award more than anyone I have ever met in the medical field, and it was a privilege to have her take care of my mom.