Carina
Marasigan-Stone
March 2012
Carina
Marasigan-Stone
,
RN
M11 - Intensive Care Unit
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York
,
NY
United States
***I am enthusiastically nominating Carina Marasigan-Stone for the DAISY Award. I have worked with Carina for eight years in the Intensive Care Unit and have witnessed her go above and beyond to help her patients and their families receive the best care and support possible. Her nursing practice abounds with kindness, patience and professionalism. She is quick to share a smile with patients and colleagues alike. I know that Carina has contributed in many ways to the ICU, but it is the time that she dedicates to patients and families, especially those in crisis, that is most meaningful. It is in her care and compassion that she is a great mentor to junior nurses and a leader, to all the staff. Carina Marasigan-Stone embodies the spirit of the DAISY award.
***It is always a pleasure to work with Carina. As a colleague, she always shows compassion, teamwork and patience to her fellow nurses. There is never a busy time with her, she is always eager to drop whatever she is doing to help her fellow nurses. As a nurse in charge, Carina shows her expertise in her craft. I have seen her “captain” the unit very well at our busiest times, especially when we are short-staffed. She’s very approachable, knowledgeable and helpful. When I was a new nurse until now, I always feel safe and comforted when I work with Carina. As bedside nurse, Carina is very compassionate, caring and patient to her patients and families. She comes to work always with a smile and enthusiasm. Such traits that she’s willing to share with her colleagues and to her patients. With all these traits, her knowledge and expertise, I strongly feel that Carina Marasigan is a deserving candidate for the DAISY Award.
***I have been having difficulty to describe Carina for the Daisy Award and it dawned on me why. Carina’s standard of care has been exemplary. I have been working with her for more than 10 years and have never seen her do otherwise. She gives her patients the gentlest and dignified care the way we want our love one to receive. She is always the voice of her patients and the eyes of her patients’ families. Carina took care of a dying patient and she encouraged the patient’s mother to assist her in bathing the patient. I am nominating Carina for the DAISY Award because she is the kind of nurse that we want to take care of us, a nurse that exemplifies a Magnet hospital.
***It was just last week as I sat at my desk in the ICU, feet elevated, exhausted after a twelve hour shift. It was 7 am and I only had one hour left of a night filled with fluid boluses and drip titrations. As I sat exhausted contemplating whether to treat myself to bacon or not, out of the corner of my eye I saw bright yellow pompoms (expertly handmade out of the patient contact gowns) cheering in the air. As Carina came running up to me to recruit me in the cheering efforts I was confused. I asked, “What are you cheering for?” As she explained, one of our elderly ICU patients turned the corner ambulating in the hallway. As the patient made three laps that morning, each time I saw Carina with a smile on her face, filled with enthusiasm and support cheering for another nurse’s patient. This is just one instance I can recall where Carina went above and beyond her duties as a critical care nurse. Not only is he experienced, intelligent, up to date on current best practices, but she is also compassionate, helpful and a team player. In any emergency, she is an active part in life saving measures. She understands in which situations to talk and which to listen to. She is willing to question orders and procedures, regardless of anticipated backlash, and always keep patient safety and comfort a top priority.
And now as I approach my second year as a critical care nurse, I look back and realize that my growth and transformation would not have been possible without nurses like Carina.
Carina, like her name implies, is truly a one of a kind, caring individual. If ever I were in need of a nurse, Carina would be my top choice. That is why I think she is deserving of the DAISY Award and I very much hope that Memorial Sloan Kettering can also, as an institution, recognize her exceptional qualities and characteristics.
***In 14 years working with Carina, She has always been the epitome of calm, cool and collected. She never lets the excitement of working in the ICU dictate her behavior. As Staff nurse, she always greets her patients and her assignments with optimism. As a new nurse in the ICU, Carina was always helpful to me, despite being several months pregnant. Carina also let me be witness to how to properly take care of someone who is dying, it didn’t matter what their condition; Carina would hold their hand until the end to let them know they weren’t alone.
***As a nurse in the ICU, I’ve been a witness to some of the most extreme forms of distress and suffering from both the patients and their loved ones. These are from lingering, chronic illness that patients and their relatives have to endure for months in the hospital; to a relatively short kind of illness those patients and their relatives felt that they were not given the opportune time to think about a lot of important things that matter. In these difficult times also that I’m a witness to admirable acts of kindness and compassion. All nurses that I’ve worked with have shown in their own ways various forms of caring. But there will always be somebody that will outshine the rest. One nurse that easily comes to mind is Carina. She is always with her patients when they need her; giving them the appropriate attention on different situations; anticipating what they might need to be comfortable. One particular incident was last week when she was taking care of a middle-aged man with cancer. He has been in pain but his respiratory status has been worsening as well that internists are reluctant to order pain killers. Carina assertively discussed the situation with the internist and was able to provide an effective dose of medical analgesic. She patiently stayed with her patient, held his hand, saying that she’ll be with him until he sleeps and feels relatively better. She did this while monitoring his vital signs, making sure he is still hemodynamically stable. She remained a critically thinking ICU nurse and a caring, compassionate nurse; perfect combination of characteristics nurses should have.
***Carina embodies the spirit of the DAISY Award. As a new nurse to the ICU, I witnessed her clinical intelligence, compassion, and professionalism, and was awed at her ability to make it all seem so easy. She is always willing to lend a helping hand to a colleague and a sympathetic ear to a patient’s family member. Most importantly, she takes excellent care of her patients physically and emotionally. For these reasons, I nominate Carina for the DAISY Award.
***It is always a pleasure to work with Carina. As a colleague, she always shows compassion, teamwork and patience to her fellow nurses. There is never a busy time with her, she is always eager to drop whatever she is doing to help her fellow nurses. As a nurse in charge, Carina shows her expertise in her craft. I have seen her “captain” the unit very well at our busiest times, especially when we are short-staffed. She’s very approachable, knowledgeable and helpful. When I was a new nurse until now, I always feel safe and comforted when I work with Carina. As bedside nurse, Carina is very compassionate, caring and patient to her patients and families. She comes to work always with a smile and enthusiasm. Such traits that she’s willing to share with her colleagues and to her patients. With all these traits, her knowledge and expertise, I strongly feel that Carina Marasigan is a deserving candidate for the DAISY Award.
***I have been having difficulty to describe Carina for the Daisy Award and it dawned on me why. Carina’s standard of care has been exemplary. I have been working with her for more than 10 years and have never seen her do otherwise. She gives her patients the gentlest and dignified care the way we want our love one to receive. She is always the voice of her patients and the eyes of her patients’ families. Carina took care of a dying patient and she encouraged the patient’s mother to assist her in bathing the patient. I am nominating Carina for the DAISY Award because she is the kind of nurse that we want to take care of us, a nurse that exemplifies a Magnet hospital.
***It was just last week as I sat at my desk in the ICU, feet elevated, exhausted after a twelve hour shift. It was 7 am and I only had one hour left of a night filled with fluid boluses and drip titrations. As I sat exhausted contemplating whether to treat myself to bacon or not, out of the corner of my eye I saw bright yellow pompoms (expertly handmade out of the patient contact gowns) cheering in the air. As Carina came running up to me to recruit me in the cheering efforts I was confused. I asked, “What are you cheering for?” As she explained, one of our elderly ICU patients turned the corner ambulating in the hallway. As the patient made three laps that morning, each time I saw Carina with a smile on her face, filled with enthusiasm and support cheering for another nurse’s patient. This is just one instance I can recall where Carina went above and beyond her duties as a critical care nurse. Not only is he experienced, intelligent, up to date on current best practices, but she is also compassionate, helpful and a team player. In any emergency, she is an active part in life saving measures. She understands in which situations to talk and which to listen to. She is willing to question orders and procedures, regardless of anticipated backlash, and always keep patient safety and comfort a top priority.
And now as I approach my second year as a critical care nurse, I look back and realize that my growth and transformation would not have been possible without nurses like Carina.
Carina, like her name implies, is truly a one of a kind, caring individual. If ever I were in need of a nurse, Carina would be my top choice. That is why I think she is deserving of the DAISY Award and I very much hope that Memorial Sloan Kettering can also, as an institution, recognize her exceptional qualities and characteristics.
***In 14 years working with Carina, She has always been the epitome of calm, cool and collected. She never lets the excitement of working in the ICU dictate her behavior. As Staff nurse, she always greets her patients and her assignments with optimism. As a new nurse in the ICU, Carina was always helpful to me, despite being several months pregnant. Carina also let me be witness to how to properly take care of someone who is dying, it didn’t matter what their condition; Carina would hold their hand until the end to let them know they weren’t alone.
***As a nurse in the ICU, I’ve been a witness to some of the most extreme forms of distress and suffering from both the patients and their loved ones. These are from lingering, chronic illness that patients and their relatives have to endure for months in the hospital; to a relatively short kind of illness those patients and their relatives felt that they were not given the opportune time to think about a lot of important things that matter. In these difficult times also that I’m a witness to admirable acts of kindness and compassion. All nurses that I’ve worked with have shown in their own ways various forms of caring. But there will always be somebody that will outshine the rest. One nurse that easily comes to mind is Carina. She is always with her patients when they need her; giving them the appropriate attention on different situations; anticipating what they might need to be comfortable. One particular incident was last week when she was taking care of a middle-aged man with cancer. He has been in pain but his respiratory status has been worsening as well that internists are reluctant to order pain killers. Carina assertively discussed the situation with the internist and was able to provide an effective dose of medical analgesic. She patiently stayed with her patient, held his hand, saying that she’ll be with him until he sleeps and feels relatively better. She did this while monitoring his vital signs, making sure he is still hemodynamically stable. She remained a critically thinking ICU nurse and a caring, compassionate nurse; perfect combination of characteristics nurses should have.
***Carina embodies the spirit of the DAISY Award. As a new nurse to the ICU, I witnessed her clinical intelligence, compassion, and professionalism, and was awed at her ability to make it all seem so easy. She is always willing to lend a helping hand to a colleague and a sympathetic ear to a patient’s family member. Most importantly, she takes excellent care of her patients physically and emotionally. For these reasons, I nominate Carina for the DAISY Award.