Dawn
Devine
September 2010
Dawn
Devine
,
RN
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
Franciscan St. Francis - Beech Grove
Beech Grove
,
IN
United States
To: DAISY Award Review Committee
From: Deb Hillman, RN, PCC
Date: July 30, 2010
Subject: Patricia (Dawn) Devine, RN, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Nomination for Daisy Award
I would like to nominate Dawn Devine for the DAISY Award. I recently heard a story that truly exemplifies our mission, our values, and the difference one makes when they go above and beyond to show compassion. Dawn recently cared for a patient on our unit who was a known drug abuser. In fact, it was suspected and later verified, that this patient was taking additional drugs and was also self-administering drugs to himself during his stay. Many staff members verbalized displeasure regarding taking care of him. He was often hard to awaken, mumbled, and difficult. Dawn took care of him for five days and what really touched me is how she saw beyond the drug addiction to see the young man inside. She shared with me that she immediately felt compassion for him. She said she envisioned her own son in the same situation. Over the course of caring for him, she spoke to him about his daughter whom he loved very much. She spoke about the uncertainty of having a cancer diagnosis. She talked with him about his family and about his girlfriend who also had a drug addiction and how his daughter was being raised under such circumstances. Dawn was able to see through the cloud of dependency to the young man inside. Dawn told me on the last day of the admission, she went in to say goodbye. He asked her to come back and spend more time with him as he may never see her again. We all know that has double meaning on our unit. Would he not see her again due to never needing to be hospitalized or would he not see her due to a sudden turn of events with his illness? His future was uncertain, but Dawn took the time to get to know him, to show him compassion, and to actually make a friend. She touched his life as we all hope to do when we care for patients. This young man would be labeled “difficult” in any medical conversation, but to Dawn, he was a young man who needed love and compassion. I truly feel Dawn should be recognized for showing our Franciscan values to a patient who truly needed to feel unconditional love. Thank you for reading my submission.
From: Deb Hillman, RN, PCC
Date: July 30, 2010
Subject: Patricia (Dawn) Devine, RN, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Nomination for Daisy Award
I would like to nominate Dawn Devine for the DAISY Award. I recently heard a story that truly exemplifies our mission, our values, and the difference one makes when they go above and beyond to show compassion. Dawn recently cared for a patient on our unit who was a known drug abuser. In fact, it was suspected and later verified, that this patient was taking additional drugs and was also self-administering drugs to himself during his stay. Many staff members verbalized displeasure regarding taking care of him. He was often hard to awaken, mumbled, and difficult. Dawn took care of him for five days and what really touched me is how she saw beyond the drug addiction to see the young man inside. She shared with me that she immediately felt compassion for him. She said she envisioned her own son in the same situation. Over the course of caring for him, she spoke to him about his daughter whom he loved very much. She spoke about the uncertainty of having a cancer diagnosis. She talked with him about his family and about his girlfriend who also had a drug addiction and how his daughter was being raised under such circumstances. Dawn was able to see through the cloud of dependency to the young man inside. Dawn told me on the last day of the admission, she went in to say goodbye. He asked her to come back and spend more time with him as he may never see her again. We all know that has double meaning on our unit. Would he not see her again due to never needing to be hospitalized or would he not see her due to a sudden turn of events with his illness? His future was uncertain, but Dawn took the time to get to know him, to show him compassion, and to actually make a friend. She touched his life as we all hope to do when we care for patients. This young man would be labeled “difficult” in any medical conversation, but to Dawn, he was a young man who needed love and compassion. I truly feel Dawn should be recognized for showing our Franciscan values to a patient who truly needed to feel unconditional love. Thank you for reading my submission.