Dorothy (Dot) Redfield
July 2023
Dorothy (Dot)
Redfield
,
RN
CVICU
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tampa
,
FL
United States
She has always advocated for the nursing profession and promotes a culture of safety that is not only in line with our organization’s values, but also just that in general of nursing.
To say that this person promotes a positive image of professional nursing is an understatement. Florence Nightingale herself would be elated at the career that this person has lived. This is not a comment about her age, but rather on how much of an excellent & modern nurse she is. She practices everyday with such positivity and pride that it is contagious. She has always advocated for the nursing profession and promotes a culture of safety that is not only in line with our organization’s values, but also just that in general of nursing. She actively engages in her own professional development as well as that of her colleagues by always challenging herself and others to think outside of the box. She has playfully earned herself the title of “doctor” and “rhythm queen”, which she humbly does not accept, due to her considerable amount of wisdom and medical knowledge.
It is always a pleasure to sit in on one of her impromptu lectures; you will always walk away learning something new. If she comes across something she does not know, you’d better believe she will find you an article on that unknown subject and print it for her and your learning pleasure. Many departments in our facility have had the pleasure of being able to call her their colleague. She has practiced nursing for over 50 years and has worked in a plethora of settings including: orthopedics, hemodialysis, step down, CSU, EP lab, cardiac cath lab and back to CSU.
She loves the profession so much that even though she retired once before, it wasn’t long before she rejoined the workforce—one year away was enough time for her. That just goes to show the kind of career nurse that she is. Her dedication, loyalty, and love for bedside nursing is unparalleled and inconceivably scarce with the current generation of nursing. She is a knowledge bank, an advocator, a role model and all-around the sweetest person in this profession. We are more than lucky to have learned from her and it is with a bittersweet feeling that we say goodbye as she has decided to retire again, this time for real. I could think of no one more deserving of the DAISY Award than her.
It is always a pleasure to sit in on one of her impromptu lectures; you will always walk away learning something new. If she comes across something she does not know, you’d better believe she will find you an article on that unknown subject and print it for her and your learning pleasure. Many departments in our facility have had the pleasure of being able to call her their colleague. She has practiced nursing for over 50 years and has worked in a plethora of settings including: orthopedics, hemodialysis, step down, CSU, EP lab, cardiac cath lab and back to CSU.
She loves the profession so much that even though she retired once before, it wasn’t long before she rejoined the workforce—one year away was enough time for her. That just goes to show the kind of career nurse that she is. Her dedication, loyalty, and love for bedside nursing is unparalleled and inconceivably scarce with the current generation of nursing. She is a knowledge bank, an advocator, a role model and all-around the sweetest person in this profession. We are more than lucky to have learned from her and it is with a bittersweet feeling that we say goodbye as she has decided to retire again, this time for real. I could think of no one more deserving of the DAISY Award than her.