July 2025
Karen
Gee
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RN, BSN, CPN
Allergy
Nemours Children’s Health – Jacksonville
Jacksonville
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FL
United States

 

 

 

It took ~10 minutes to convince my son to let Ms. Gee touch him, and it was over before he knew what happened.
My son has Down Syndrome and hates vaccines because of the needle. B told another nurse to leave, and she did, but Ms.Gee patiently refused to leave. I asked how they tackle this with other kids and was told that they just don’t do it. That wasn’t an option for us because B is medically complex and needed the shot. Ms. Gee successfully administered the shot. It took ~10 minutes to convince my son to let Ms. Gee touch him, and it was over before he knew what happened.

Note: This is Karen's 2nd DAISY Award!