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Kiersten Myers, a registered nurse in Acute Care, received the DAISY Award at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center.
Myers received multiple nominations from grateful patients and their family members, who describe her as a caring and helpful nurse.
"Kiersten did a wonderful job taking care of my mother with dementia, treating her with respect and the best care possible," a patient's family member wrote. "She kept us up-to-date and informed about all the tests and information, and she helped advocate for my mom and her dementia."
Myers also received a nomination after caring for a hospice patient, who spent his last week in the hospital.
"We were so lucky to have Kiersten as his nurse. She took the time to answer all our questions and always checked in to see if we needed anything," the nominator wrote. "After my husband passed, she came in and cleaned him up and made him look so peaceful and at rest so we could say our final goodbyes."
Nominators describe Myers as a good listener, pleasant to talk with and always having a positive attitude.
Myers 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.