It's not in their job description, but Beaufort Memorial Hospital nurses Samantha Coburn and Jennifer Hughes took on the role of event planners to cheer up a hospitalized Marine disappointed he wouldn't be able to take his wife to the Marine Corps Ball.
A hopeless romantic, Samantha conspired with her charge nurse, Jennifer, to plan a special in-hospital affair for the couple to make up for the missed gala. The health care providers-turned-party hostesses decorated the fifth-floor waiting room and brought in food, flowers and bubbly non-alcoholic juice. They even set up a cell phone to provide music.
For their tender gesture, each of the nurses was honored this week with a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national tribute reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families.