SALISBURY – Wendy Sloan, RN, of TidalHealth Peninsula Regional’s 5 East patient care team, has been selected as the January 2025 recipient of the DAISY Award for her compassionate care and special attention provided recently to a patient.
Since 1999, DAISY Foundation has been recognizing, celebrating, and honoring nurses who provide impactful care to patients. Patients, family members, and coworkers can nominate nurses for the award.
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In her nomination, a coworker wrote:
“On 5 East at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, there’s a very helpful patient who has been with us for a while who is always looking to assist the team with tasks. Almost daily, she will come into the hall to see what she can do, but due to the nature of the work, we must thank her but tell her she can’t, which is a big disappointment to her.
Registered Nurse Wendy Sloan, who was working a string of days and was assigned this patient, took it upon herself recently to include this lady in our “daily duties” unrelated to the direct care of patients.
Wendy set up a workstation so our patient could make IV label packets for the nurses to use. The patient was so meticulous, even getting nervous when she was putting them in the storage bags. She stated, “I’m doing my best, I hope I am a good addition to the team.” Wendy even had the patient decorate the unit’s Christmas tree and secretary stations.
These chores that were assigned to the patient may have been insignificant in the grand scheme of patient care, but to her they were important tasks that she completed with pride. Wendy’s actions embody the values of the Daisy Award.
She went above and beyond her required duties for this patient by making her feel like part of the team and taking her mind off her troubles. Her actions tugged at my heartstrings and made me proud that Wendy is a part of our TidalHealth team!”