Georgiena Santiago boosts team morale with her positive, respectful attitude, and she receives maximum support from enthusiastic coworkers with her “follow me” leadership. Her compassionate care of patients on the unit is commendable, especially with elderly adults who are unable to speak for themselves due to progressive degenerative disease. Although Georgiena prefers a quiet low profile, she is a star who just shines brightly without even trying.

Gina has been nominated by her coworkers for the DAISY award because of her outstanding patient care and leadership. She is involved in the Frontline Leadership Academy and is working on a project to help decrease anxiety in the caregivers for our geriatric patients. She is a member of the Magnet Champions Council. Gina was an EPIC super user. She possesses an impressive commitment to work. There were two instances where she altered her vacation plans to meet the needs of the unit and our patients. Gina is a patient advocate especially for our seniors. She volunteers to take high acuity patients. She makes the patient’s comfort a priority and understands that chronic pain is an often unrecognized problem among the elderly especially those with dementia who cannot verbalize their needs. Gina’s extensive psychiatric nursing knowledge, her supportive, fair and respectful attitude makes her an invaluable member of the SBH team.