Maisey Johnson, RN

While looking to nominate a nurse for the DAISY Award, I looked at a lot of material on the expectations of a hospital nurse. Also, I drew from my own experiences in previous hospital stays. In my over 3 months in the hospital at that time, I had a fair share of nurses. I cannot say that I have ever had a ‘bad’ nurse. Also in that time, I never had an exceptional nurse like I had during my week-long stay at Carle Foundation Hospital, with Maisey. It is a little difficult to put in words just how Maisey impacted my wife and me in the short time I was there. She did all of the things every other nurse did, but seemed to have a little more awareness, compassion, and understanding of our situation. She is a sharp person with a modest demeanor. Maisey did the little things that made a big difference. She patiently gave us all the details about my meds in a clear way (no matter how many times we asked). She connected with us as a friend who was genuinely concerned. She played along with my ‘dad jokes’. She tightened the screw on my eyeglass frame without us asking for her help. Maisey was a pleasure to be around. She made sure she came over to say goodbye when I was discharged, as she was assigned elsewhere on the floor that day. It gives me great pleasure to nominate Maisey for your DAISY Award at Carle Foundation Hospital!