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NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is proud to honor its outstanding nurses with the DAISY Award—an
Learn more about the DAISY Award
and how to nominate an amazing
nurse at DAISYAWARD@JHMI.EDU.

international recognition program that celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide to patients
and families every day. The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award was established in
memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 of an autoimmune disease. The Barnes family was awestruck by the
clinical skills and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, so they created this award to say thank-you to
nurses everywhere.

Recent DAISY Award winners at JHH:

November 2022 | Charlotte Gary

Charlotte Gary of Bloomberg 4 (pediatric cardiology intensive care) was
nominated by a mother who said Gary’s care and friendly demeanor kept her
and her son at ease. Along with praising Gary’s nursing skills, she detailed
many seemingly small acts that had a profound impact on the patient. “The
most meaningful thing she did was take him for a ‘walk.’ Charlotte, along
with one of the doctors, got the boy into a wheelchair, hooked him up to all
of his monitors, and took him outside to the courtyard to finally see some
sunshine after a long couple of days,” the mother wrote in the letter.
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October 2022 | Christine Snow

The nomination letter for emergency department nurse Christine (Chris)
Snow, written by a fellow nurse, was so moving it brought many to tears
when it was read aloud during the awards ceremony. In the letter, her
colleague wrote about the depth of Snow’s empathy and support while caring
for a patient who had experienced a devastating trauma. “Chris comforted
this patient in every way possible, and did not once falter in her support. As
the neighboring nurse, I watched Chris suppress the emotion that the entire
department felt that day and focused only on the patient’s wellbeing.”
JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING SPRING 2023 Tyler Evans, an RN III working on the Zayed 12 East unit, was nominated

September 2022 | Tyler Evans

by a patient who wrote about the phenomenal care she received with Evans
by her side as she was recovering from her 12th surgery: “Tyler was very
aware and sensitive to my anxiety. His personality was so empathetic and
reassuring. He was delightful to speak with and so informative about what
would happen or occur with my recovery.”