Tena Barnes Carraher, DAISY Foundation cofounder and board member, was in New Orleans to award 10 Ochsner Medical Center-New Orleans nurses with the DAISY Award during an award ceremony hosted by Ochsner Health on Oct. 18.
The prestigious DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses celebrates nurses internationally for their dedication, excellence in clinical care, and compassion. Carraher and her family created the award to honor the legacy of her husband, Patrick Barnes, after his passing in 1999. It was the first program of its kind to give patients, families, and co-workers a way to express their gratitude to nurses for providing compassionate care to patients and their families. Licensed registered nurses, nursing faculty and nursing students are eligible for nomination. After submissions are blinded, honorees and award recipients are selected based on criteria established by their healthcare organization.
DAISY Awards were presented to the following Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans nurses:
-Larrie Arceneaux, RN, post operative surgical services (POSS)
-Meg E Darre, RN, ear, nose, & throat (ENT) clinic
-Nicole Fajardo, RN, day of surgery center (DOSC)
-Corey Gilpin, RN, transplant stepdown unit (TSU)
-Renee Guido, RN, medical intensive care unit (MICU)
-Danielle LaCour, RN, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
-Caitlin Miller, RN, surgical intensive care unit (SICU)
-Bhakti Patel, RN, cardiac stepdown unit (CSU)
-Daniel Schulingkamp III, RN, day of surgery center (DOSC)
-Amy Vanzo, RN, day of surgery center (DOSC)