Angie Jepsen, RN, (CHI Health St. Francis, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND — CHI Health St. Francis recognizes Emergency Department nurse Angie Jepsen, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient.
Jepsen is recognized for excellence in nursing and providing above-and-beyond compassionate care to her patients and their families.
The hospital chooses one recipient monthly from the many nominations submitted by patients, families and staff.
A grateful patient writes: “My husband has extreme anxiety and fear of hospitals. Angie comforted him and ensured he was safe and in good hands. She felt like family was helping him. Like we knew her forever. She made sure we both knew what procedures were happening and was going to happen and made sure we understood everything clearly. All the while making us feel we were her top priority. If cloning was a thing, Angie should be cloned for every hospital in the world!”
For more information on the DAISY Award program or to nominate a nurse, visit www.daisyfoundation.org.
About The DAISY Foundation: The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of an auto-immune disease (hence the name, an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) Patrick received extraordinary care from his nurses, and his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude for the compassion and skill nurses bring to patients and families every day. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses celebrates nurses in over 1,800 healthcare facilities around the world. For more information about The DAISY Award and the Foundation’s other recognition of nurses, nursing faculty and students, visit DAISYfoundation.org.
