Bev Coen deserves this DAISY Award. I am a new nurse and will be transferring to another unit in the next few weeks and did not want to miss an opportunity to shine light on a nurse and fellow coworker who is such a bright spot and inspiration on this unit.

Bev is usually the charge nurse on our unit with a full patient load of her own. At the beginning of this year, our unit had basically a whole unit of new nurses on the night shift and Bev was lucky enough to be our fearless leader. My goodness, she took this in stride; for the group of us who were the newbies, we were so incredibly blessed. Bev is one of those people who takes the time to explain things, walk you through your thought process, and offer her perspective. She is also one of those people who is the first to jump in and help and get her hands dirty. I cannot tell you how many patients she helped start IVs on when our attempts failed, helped change leaky ostomies, helped with some pretty intense dressing changes, and just pitched in any way that made things more manageable for some new ladies whose confidence was a little shaken. She is always the calm in a storm and is one of those people who can diffuse a bomb of a situation.

I can go on and on about all the tasks that she has helped with, but I really wanted to spotlight her heart. Bev HAS a nurse's heart in every way. She is thorough, smart, sensitive, kind, and compassionate. A recent patient interaction really touched my heart. She had a patient who had really started to spiral downward; she recognized the signs, made recommendations, and tried everything she could to advocate for their care. Unfortunately, the patient had to be transferred to ICU and was not doing great. Bev would go down on her breaks to check on the patient's family and offer, not advice, but a shoulder to lean and cry on. This is just who she is, all the other stuff is amazing and wonderful, but her heart is truly a gift. I hope that she can be recognized for how much she has helped, not just me, but all her peers and most importantly her patients.