February Daisy Award Honorees – Jenna Spiers, RN, and Shelby Littleton, RN
This month was unique because we celebrated two Daisy Award Honorees at Memorial! Learn more about each honoree below.
Jenna Spiers, RN – Labor & Delivery
“My wife was in labor whenever our nurse came on her 7-7-day shift. We had just gotten through a long night of hard labor pains. I was half asleep whenever she came in to introduce herself. I woke up to my wife [getting sick] on the floor next to the bed and I felt terrible. Before I could process any more, the nurse was on the floor wiping it up while she continued talking with my wife like nothing had happened. She checked on us often throughout the day, not stressing and maintaining excellent communication with us, despite having another delivery to support while my wife was in labor. We felt comforted because it constantly felt like she was coordinating all the right treatment for my wife. Next thing we knew, our OB came in and told us we would start the epidural shortly and they would begin induction after that. Then the anesthesiologist came in and started the epidural. Around that time our nurse was at the other delivery. After she returned, my wife had dilated a lot more and we both felt much better than the night before. Soon after her return, she calmly mentioned that they were going to fix my wife’s blood pressure then start pushing for the baby. We were surprised that it happened so quick but relieved we were finally going to have our baby. The nurse started explaining everything and I was extremely impressed by how capable and knowledgeable she was. She calmly started preparing the bed for delivery and led my wife through practice pushing and then actual pushing. It is more than safe to say that she inspired confidence through her expertise. It was so much more relaxing than I imagined. I am sure she was a big reason why we felt so at peace with the delivery. Once the baby was ready, she called in the OB and the rest of the delivery team to complete the birth. After the birth, the staff took our baby to the nursery and the delivery room emptied of everyone except us and our nurse again. She was such a comforting constant presence throughout the experience, it is hard to describe. While everybody unwound from the birth, she charted and talked with us about any questions we had until she got off work for the day. That is our story, and I am confident it should give enough credit to her for her to get the DAISY Award.”
Shelby Littleton, RN – 6C
“My husband was in the ICU for a week before being moved to PCU. On his second day there, Shelby was his nurse. He wasn’t very responsive due to a brain bleed, but Shelby was able to get him to respond by tickling his feet and his head yes or no for pain. I was concerned that he wasn’t responding as much as he was in ICU. Sometime during that day, I was crying beside his bed, and she came in and asked me if there was anything she could do for me. She offered to pray with me for him and over him. I wanted her to know how she helped me find peace that day by praying with me. She told me she wouldn’t be back until Friday, but we lost him on Thursday morning. Shelby hasn’t been a nurse that long, but she’s going to be a great nurse, and Memorial is blessed to have her. I want Memorial to know how important it was to me that she offered to pray with me so that I could find peace because I could feel him slipping away from us that day. Sometimes the family needs a compassionate and caring nurse just as much as the patient, and we had that with Shelby.”
Thank you, Shelby, for the exceptional care you provide our community!
In addition to Jenna and Shelby, we received numerous nominations for the DAISY Award in February:
- Andra Dye – L&D
- Erin Wetzel – L&D
- Samantha Arcana – M/B
- Tessa Davidson – L&D
- Jessica Dedeaux – L&D
- Alexis Foley – L&D
- Tessa Davidson – L&D
- Nancy Winterrowd – M/B
- Tammy Oliver – Nursery
- Elizabeth Harper – NICU
- Molly Necaise – ICU
- Katie Lavoie – ICU
- Raivyn Alford – ICU
- Leea Hunt – ICU
- Gage Switzer – ICU
- Kristen Cuevas – ICU
- Heather Vaughan – PACU
- Ashley Ladner – 4 AB
- Elise Rice – 4 AB
- Laura Cupp – 4 CD
- Dina Galla – 4 CD
- Kayla McDaniel – 5th
- Chance Elder – 5th
- Tracie Evers – 5th
- Alyssa Simons – 5th
- Madelane Larsen – 5th
- Philip Bertucci – 5th
- Kyle Van Marcke – 5th
- Ashton Vincent – 5th
- Amanda Benvenutti – 6th
- Heather Likens – 6BC
- Michael Cox – 6 BC
- Terri McCanless – 6 BC
- Marcus Kennedy – Cath Lab
- Chelsey Durr – 7th
- Melissa Dionne – 7th
- William Miller – ER Stone
- Amber Littlefield – 6BC