March 18, 2024

Stonehocker receives DAISY award

Katy Stonehocker, registered nurse at Skiff Medical Center, was recognized as an “unsung hero” during the organization’s third 2014 DAISY award ceremony on Aug. 13.

The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses was presented to Stonehocker following a nomination by 11 of her colleagues.

Stonehocker and her team are “often unsung heroes,” according to the written nomination.

“They are our first line of defense in the case of a code, hectic admission, PICC line insertion or emergency C-section. On nights and weekends, they take on the roles of our IT department, our pharmacy, our lab assistant and our materials’ management. Katy Stonehoker is a perfect example of how vital these individuals are to the smooth operation of the nursing department. Despite being pulled in several different directions at once, she is never too busy to assist in any manner required. She is not only a cool head in a storm, an excellent mediator and a skilled nurse, who performs all her responsibilities with a ready smile and a cheerful disposition.”

As with many DAISY winners, Stonehocker cited her peers as making her accomplishments possible.

“I work with an amazing staff,” she said. “I couldn’t do what I do without them.”

Stonehocker was among four nurses nominated for this quarter’s DAISY Award: Stephanie Bailey, Lauren Clark and Patty Smith (nominated twice).

The DAISY Award, presented in collaboration with The American Organization of Nurse Executives, is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, Calif., and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System). The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

Nomination forms are available throughout Skiff Medical Center. The nominations are reviewed and award winners are selected on a quarterly basis by the Nursing Coordinating Council, which consists of professional nursing representatives from all areas of the organization.

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