Moore Regional Hospital nurse Erin King has recently received the DAISY Award, a national honor celebrating nurses who go above and beyond to provide compassionate, patient-centered care.
King, R.N., who cares for patients on 4Medical at Moore Regional, was nominated by a family member of a patient who came to the hospital in May.
“My mother has never been a compliant patient – she is difficult and cantankerous toward all…I warned Erin that my mom could be a handful, and she said not to worry,” the family member wrote. “Erin was masterful in her approach. She used humor, smiled and said, ‘I got you’ to my mom. She broke the fear.”
The family member said King’s approach made the hospital stay easy for her and her mother.
“Erin is a seasoned nurse who intuitively and compassionately met my mother where she needed to be met. This cannot be taught in nursing school – a great nurse gets it,” the family member said. “I don’t know how to describe it. Erin’s skillset goes beyond nursing. She was wonderful in helping my mother navigate making good decisions about her health, and she treated her with dignity and respect. I am forever grateful.”
Maloree Hobson, R.N., Nurse Manager on 4Medical, said King’s compassionate approach to care is the same with all patients.
“Erin is a caring and compassionate nurse, and you see this in her connections to her patients and their families,” Hobson said in a FirstHealth news advisory. “Erin’s background as a Hospice nurse shows in her ability to soothe and comfort her patients and calm the family members. Erin listens to her patients’ concerns and advocates for them endlessly.”
The DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses was established by the Daisy Foundation, a not-for-profit based in Glen Ellen, California. The foundation was started by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at the age of 33 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease.
The care Barnes and his family received from nurses inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patients’ families.
Today, there are more than 2,800 health care facilities in all 50 states and 17 other countries honoring their nurses with the DAISY Award.
To nominate a deserving nurse, visit FirstHealth’s website.
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