April 2010
Amy
Schofield
,
RN
11 East/Medical Oncology
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia
,
SC
United States
We take great pride in writing this nomination about a nurse who exemplifies and lives DAISY daily in her professional career and her everyday life’s journey. Amy Schofield walks the walk living the Palmetto Health Standards and role modeling to all her peers, making each day the best it can be.
Amy is compassion. Patient’s look to her in times of need for comfort or guidance when making heart wrenching decisions. She will pray with her patients and their families, just be a friend in time of grief, even following up after hours with a phone call too. As a patient said in a letter “Amy, words cannot express our sincere gratitude for all you have done. You helped save his life. We love you.” Another patient’s family wrote “Amy, you were a God Send. Family and friends thank God for you and your words of comfort. Got put you in our daughter’s life to help…”
Amy is excellence. Top notch in all she does. Amy is charge nurse, a preceptor, a certified oncology nurse, and a certified rehabilitation nurse. She is respected by all of our physicians. Amy does more then the job requires. Staying late, working both days and nights and being flexible at any moment to transform into any role.
Amy is professionalism. A nurse for 24 years, Amy takes pride in her clinical knowledge. She is focused: encouraging teamwork and building expectations for excellence in clinical nursing skills and in standards of behavior. Amy also serves as the 2010 Chairperson for 11 East Oncology Nursing Congress Quality Committee and is an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society
Amy is selflessness. Giving of herself on and off the clock. Amy has been instrumental in many of her patient’s lives. In particular, a sweet young mother, with a history of breast cancer, who thought she was in the clear and desperately, wanted a baby. When admitted to the hospital, by Amy, she discovered she had recurrent disease that had spread to numerous areas of her body. She was 7 week pregnant. She and Amy had an instant bond. Amy helped to guide her in her most troubling times, painful decisions on whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. Without chemotherapy and radiation treatment her chances for survival and her hope to see her child born were slim. But no one knew the potential harm the treatment would have on the unborn child. Ultimately, she decided to keep the baby and proceed with treatment. Amy nursed this patient, her husband and her family through nine months of chemotherapy, radiation, fear and pain-always keeping her faith strong and her outlook positive. At the end of her treatment a miracle was born, a healthy baby girl. The family and Amy stayed in touch communicating regularly, always ensuring that Amy knew of the miracle she helped to save, with updated photographs and visits. Two and a half years later, you can imagine our surprise on the unit when the patient returned with reoccurrence of her cancer. She was very ill and dying. On a cold sad day this past December, the patient passed away. At her bedside was that sweet 2 year old little miracle. At the family’s request, Amy spoke at her funeral, reflecting on the great person everyone had lost and the friendship Amy and the Patient had formed.
Amy is dignity and integrity. Holding herself and others accountable. Striving to always do the right thing and the best thing for the good of others. Amy is top notch. We are lucky here at Palmetto Health to have her as our own. Now you can see why we think she is a DAISY.
Amy is compassion. Patient’s look to her in times of need for comfort or guidance when making heart wrenching decisions. She will pray with her patients and their families, just be a friend in time of grief, even following up after hours with a phone call too. As a patient said in a letter “Amy, words cannot express our sincere gratitude for all you have done. You helped save his life. We love you.” Another patient’s family wrote “Amy, you were a God Send. Family and friends thank God for you and your words of comfort. Got put you in our daughter’s life to help…”
Amy is excellence. Top notch in all she does. Amy is charge nurse, a preceptor, a certified oncology nurse, and a certified rehabilitation nurse. She is respected by all of our physicians. Amy does more then the job requires. Staying late, working both days and nights and being flexible at any moment to transform into any role.
Amy is professionalism. A nurse for 24 years, Amy takes pride in her clinical knowledge. She is focused: encouraging teamwork and building expectations for excellence in clinical nursing skills and in standards of behavior. Amy also serves as the 2010 Chairperson for 11 East Oncology Nursing Congress Quality Committee and is an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society
Amy is selflessness. Giving of herself on and off the clock. Amy has been instrumental in many of her patient’s lives. In particular, a sweet young mother, with a history of breast cancer, who thought she was in the clear and desperately, wanted a baby. When admitted to the hospital, by Amy, she discovered she had recurrent disease that had spread to numerous areas of her body. She was 7 week pregnant. She and Amy had an instant bond. Amy helped to guide her in her most troubling times, painful decisions on whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. Without chemotherapy and radiation treatment her chances for survival and her hope to see her child born were slim. But no one knew the potential harm the treatment would have on the unborn child. Ultimately, she decided to keep the baby and proceed with treatment. Amy nursed this patient, her husband and her family through nine months of chemotherapy, radiation, fear and pain-always keeping her faith strong and her outlook positive. At the end of her treatment a miracle was born, a healthy baby girl. The family and Amy stayed in touch communicating regularly, always ensuring that Amy knew of the miracle she helped to save, with updated photographs and visits. Two and a half years later, you can imagine our surprise on the unit when the patient returned with reoccurrence of her cancer. She was very ill and dying. On a cold sad day this past December, the patient passed away. At her bedside was that sweet 2 year old little miracle. At the family’s request, Amy spoke at her funeral, reflecting on the great person everyone had lost and the friendship Amy and the Patient had formed.
Amy is dignity and integrity. Holding herself and others accountable. Striving to always do the right thing and the best thing for the good of others. Amy is top notch. We are lucky here at Palmetto Health to have her as our own. Now you can see why we think she is a DAISY.