April 2013 Honoree
maureen matsoukas, BSN, RN
I was hospitalized in late March on SCU for what turned out to be a 12 day stay. I had emergent surgery that left me anxious, in pain and somewhat depressed.
Maureen was my nurse on post op day 2 to 5. She not only showed supreme skill but I found her compassion and tough love attitude exactly what I needed. She pushed me to push myself to get up and walk when I needed the extra push and when I needed TLC she was always there to hold my hand, offer a tissue or a hug.
She came into my room every morning with a cheerful, positive attitude and always said "we are going to do this together!" She never let me feel alone in my recovery and she is who I wholeheartedly credit my recovery to. I told her before I was discharged that there was no way that I could have done this without her. She looked at me and said that I did it by myself.
She has no idea the impact that she has on her patients and no idea how her little gestures of true care and compassion leave a BIG mark on the lives of those she touches. It is because of this that I believe that Maureen should be the recipient of the DAISY Award. Everything about her is extraordinary.
Maureen was my nurse on post op day 2 to 5. She not only showed supreme skill but I found her compassion and tough love attitude exactly what I needed. She pushed me to push myself to get up and walk when I needed the extra push and when I needed TLC she was always there to hold my hand, offer a tissue or a hug.
She came into my room every morning with a cheerful, positive attitude and always said "we are going to do this together!" She never let me feel alone in my recovery and she is who I wholeheartedly credit my recovery to. I told her before I was discharged that there was no way that I could have done this without her. She looked at me and said that I did it by myself.
She has no idea the impact that she has on her patients and no idea how her little gestures of true care and compassion leave a BIG mark on the lives of those she touches. It is because of this that I believe that Maureen should be the recipient of the DAISY Award. Everything about her is extraordinary.
Thank you, Maureen, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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