Extraordinary Nurse Recognized At Nashville General Hospital: Lisa Sampson, RN
Lisa Sampson, RN of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses.
September 15, 2022 (Nashville, TN) – Lisa Sampson, RN of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
The nomination submitted from a patient read in part: " Watching her provide compassionate care doing things like taking a patient’s clothes home to wash because he didn’t want to lose them or working with management to order new size 19 shoes for another patient that didn’t have replacements is heartwarming. She is truly the example of what the nurses in the department need to help us provide quality compassionate care.”
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation 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), an 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.
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, Doctor of Humane Letters (h.c) and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation said, "When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night. Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Nashville General Hospital are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”
“I am honored to present Ms. Sampson with the DAISY award,” said Chief Nursing Officer Veronica Elders. “I’m so proud of her and the way in which she exemplifies mission, vision and values of Nashville General Hospital.”
For a complete listing of healthcare organizations currently running the DAISY program, please go to https://DAISYfoundation.org
About Nashville General Hospital
Founded in 1890 as City Hospital, the area’s original community hospital, Nashville General Hospital provides quality care for more than 58,000 patients each year, regardless of their ability to pay. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Nashville General Hospital’s mission is to improve the health and wellness of Nashville by providing equitable access to coordinated patient-centered care - including specialty care through the 24 clinics of the Nashville Healthcare Center - and training tomorrow’s clinical caregivers. For more information, visit NashvilleGeneral.org.
About The DAISY Foundation
In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in over 5,000 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with recognition of Nurse-led Teams, Nurse Leaders, Nurses Advancing Health Equity, Nursing Faculty, Nursing Students, Lifetime Achievement in Nursing and through the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, Medical Mission Grants and their new Health Equity Grant programs. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org
