Local Nurse Earns May Daisy Award - Kingwood

Published: Jun 21, 2018, 10:55am

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Congratulations to Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital nurse Jasmine Pena, RN who earned the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses last month. Founded in 1999, The DAISY Award honors and celebrates nurses who provide extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care every day. Nominations are submitted by patients, families and colleagues and the winner is selected by a special committee.

Memorial Hermann-TMC is utilizing The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to recognize its nursing staff on a monthly basis. The DAISY Award is being used by more than 600 U.S. hospitals and is supported by the ANCC for all Magnet^® organizations since it serves as meaningful recognition and helps develop and maintain a healthy work environment by promoting job satisfaction, teamwork/collaboration and accountability/responsibility to one another and to our patients.

You can use the DAISY Award nomination form to recognize a nurse for their clinical skill, compassionate care and for serving as a role model for our newest nurses. The nominee should consistently meet all of the following criteria:

Models empathy and demonstrates a caring attitude
Positive attitude
Consistent focus on meeting the needs of patients and families
Good assessment and critical thinking skills
Demonstrates flexibility and proactive leadership
Works well with all members of the healthcare team
Generates enthusiasm and energy towards meeting the challenges of nursing

For more information on Memorial Hermann Northeast, visit www.memorialhermann.org/locations/northeast/ or call 281.540.7700.