Schieffer earns Daisy Award at ALMH

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[May 01, 2015]  LINCOLN - Jessica Schieffer of Lincoln was recognized recently as the Spring 2015 Daisy Award recipient at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

The award is part of the national DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

At a presentation on April 8, Schieffer was recognized in front of her colleagues. She received a certificate commending her for being an "Extraordinary Nurse." The certificate reads: "In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people." She was also given a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called “A Healer’s Touch”, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.
 


Schieffer is a registered nurse on the Obstetrics Department. She has been with ALMH since August 2014 and was nominated by one of her patients. The nomination stated, “Anything that was asked of her was done promptly and with a smile. She became more of a friend than just the nurse on duty! She would always compliment our new little bundle of joy and I always felt comfortable letting her take him out of the room when she had to…we were lucky to have her!”

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, 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 (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. 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.

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Any nurse at ALMH can be nominated for the award. Nomination forms are available throughout ALMH and on ALMH.org. Twice annually, a nurse will be selected by ALMH’s Nursing Shared Governance Council to receive The DAISY Award. Other indviduals nominated by patients included: Ashley Buss, Nathan Buss, Morgan Flubacker, Peg Henning, Julie Sauer, Eric Dunn, LuAnn Ploense, Mike Evans, Tim Sedlacek, Gary Auten, Penny McIntosh, Paula Snodgrass, Chelsey Smock, and Alissa Klokkenga.

ALMH Director of Nursing Jeanne Dennis said, “We are proud to be among the hospitals participating in the DAISY Award program. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that. Jessica is an asset to ALMH and we are thrilled with this opportunity to recognize her extraordinary work.”

[Angela Stoltzenburg, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital]

 

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