| Melissa "Missy" Pursel, RN Women and Family Center Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, California |
DAISY Nominations for Melissa included the following descriptions of her caring and compassion:
"Recently having had Missy assist with the labor and delivery of our child, I have first hand knowledge of her professionalism, kindness and compassion."
"During a recent tragedy in our community, Missy came to deliver formula to the ED but ended up staying and consoling the children the entire time they were there."
"She treated the children as if they were family in a time of unbearable grief and never left the their sides."