Jessie L Turner
October 2024
Jessie L
Turner
,
RN
Burn ICU
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile
,
AL
United States
Above being one of the hardest working people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, Mrs. Jessie, I believe, went above and beyond her required duties as just my nurse to make sure that I was aware of what was happening in my care, in the world.
I am a former burn unit patient, and I would like to nominate Jessie for the DAISY Award. There are many reasons why she should have this award, and although there are no words that could ever justify these reasons as far as explanation goes, I'm going to try anyway.
I was under her care along with the whole burn family for a little over a year, and when I came into the hospital, the world was still normal. That very month, COVID hit, and everything changed. You can imagine how that could make a person feel, especially not having anyone able to visit was the worst. I did not understand. Enter Mrs. Jessie. Above being one of the hardest working people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, Mrs. Jessie, I believe, went above and beyond her required duties as just my nurse to make sure that I was aware of what was happening in my care, in the world. She was clear and clairvoyant in describing what was happening as I came as she and I started to develop a friendship that I will cherish forever. She always made me smile and feel safe, which was rather hard at the time. Still keeping it professional, each day I got a little bit more coherent, and as time went on she was my wound care nurse I began to get excited to see her walk in.
Now, don't get me wrong, she did not take it easy on me (and this is a good example of any reason she should receive such an award). As a matter of fact, she was always on my booty to push, to work, to stretch, and not once did she let up on getting a little farther, doing a little more. "Did you eat?" She would often times straight get on to me or tune my butt up if she thought I needed it. I must say, at first, I was like, woe is me. Who is this lady? Leave me alone, and I may have even said it aloud, but in time, these and, of course, the overall awesomeness of the burn team, in general, set a fire inside my heart that needed to be there and a drive to do a little more, push a lil harder on my own!
Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and the more time we spent in wound care, the more we would listen to music and discuss the future. I got a little better, a little worse, a little better by better by better. Our friendship continued to grow; I had no one able to visit, so there were many times she'd go beyond her call and bring me home-cooked food, small gifts huge to me; she even bought everyone pizza for my birthday!
As time went on, I started to call her mom sort of jokingly at first, but even to this very day, I can call her and have had to once or twice, and it's like she is standing there whooping me into shape from afar so it's no joke to me anymore she's family as far as I'm concerned. I aim a lot higher now and have been able to believe in myself a little more without doubts due to her inspiration. She is one of the most beautiful people ever to be born, through, and through; her compassion and care are as genuine as the pouring rain where I am now in a very big way because of the overwhelming love she shows not just me but everyone.
I was under her care along with the whole burn family for a little over a year, and when I came into the hospital, the world was still normal. That very month, COVID hit, and everything changed. You can imagine how that could make a person feel, especially not having anyone able to visit was the worst. I did not understand. Enter Mrs. Jessie. Above being one of the hardest working people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, Mrs. Jessie, I believe, went above and beyond her required duties as just my nurse to make sure that I was aware of what was happening in my care, in the world. She was clear and clairvoyant in describing what was happening as I came as she and I started to develop a friendship that I will cherish forever. She always made me smile and feel safe, which was rather hard at the time. Still keeping it professional, each day I got a little bit more coherent, and as time went on she was my wound care nurse I began to get excited to see her walk in.
Now, don't get me wrong, she did not take it easy on me (and this is a good example of any reason she should receive such an award). As a matter of fact, she was always on my booty to push, to work, to stretch, and not once did she let up on getting a little farther, doing a little more. "Did you eat?" She would often times straight get on to me or tune my butt up if she thought I needed it. I must say, at first, I was like, woe is me. Who is this lady? Leave me alone, and I may have even said it aloud, but in time, these and, of course, the overall awesomeness of the burn team, in general, set a fire inside my heart that needed to be there and a drive to do a little more, push a lil harder on my own!
Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and the more time we spent in wound care, the more we would listen to music and discuss the future. I got a little better, a little worse, a little better by better by better. Our friendship continued to grow; I had no one able to visit, so there were many times she'd go beyond her call and bring me home-cooked food, small gifts huge to me; she even bought everyone pizza for my birthday!
As time went on, I started to call her mom sort of jokingly at first, but even to this very day, I can call her and have had to once or twice, and it's like she is standing there whooping me into shape from afar so it's no joke to me anymore she's family as far as I'm concerned. I aim a lot higher now and have been able to believe in myself a little more without doubts due to her inspiration. She is one of the most beautiful people ever to be born, through, and through; her compassion and care are as genuine as the pouring rain where I am now in a very big way because of the overwhelming love she shows not just me but everyone.