In celebration of Nurses Week, Children’s Hospital implemented the DAISY Award, which recognizes nurses for the education, training, and skill they put in their work and the compassion with which they deliver care.
     Children’s Hospital’s first DAISY award recipient was Amy Hill, RN, a nurse on the third floor (inpatient unit) at Children’s Hospital.  
     Her colleagues nominated her for this award and stated in their entry that Hill is “a diligent, dedicated nurse whose expertise is very valued on our floor.” She has also received many compliments from patients and colleagues commending her on the kindness and patience she displays on a daily basis.
      The DAISY Award (and DAISY Foundation) was founded in 2001 to honor J. Patrick Barnes, who died of complications Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot as it should.
     Now, nurses in more than 500 healthcare organizations throughout the country have been given this award for their hard work and dedication to the nursing profession.  Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in the Knoxville area to honor nurses with this award.
     DAISY award winners receive a plaque proclaiming her or him an “Extraordinary Nurse,” a DAISY award pin and a unique stone sculpture hand-carved by the Shona people in Zimbabwe entitled "A Healer's Touch."
     For more information about the DAISY Award, visit www.DAISYfoundation.org.

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