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Riley Belloma, a registered nurse in Emergency Services, received the DAISY Award at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center.
A patient, who came in unresponsive and suffering from heat exhaustion, nominated Belloma for the award.
"From the moment I came through the doors, Riley helped not only me, but my mom, too," the patient wrote. "When I came to, she was so happy to see me awake and talking. She made me laugh and helped explain some things -- why I was there and what treatment I was given."
The patient says without Belloma's hands-on help, it would have been a stressful situation for themself and their mother.
"She helped calm my mom down in a scary situation, and every time she left the room, she asked if my mom needed anything," the patient wrote.
Belloma was honored during a celebration with her family and team members. She received a certificate, pin and sculpture.
DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was formed in January 2000 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 from complications of an auto-immune disease. His family wanted to say thank you to nurses everywhere by establishing a recognition program -- The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses -- to "honor the super-human work nurses do every day at the bedside."
The DAISY Award is a merit-based award that honors clinical skill, leadership, strong patient care and compassion.