Melissa Sandridge, RN

Where do I begin when asked to describe Missy as a nurse? She is a great example of everything the DAISY Award represents! Missy went out of her way to make a patient feel special during a stressful time. After multiple failed pregnancies, the patient was scheduled for surgery to assess her reproductive status. A routine pre-operative pregnancy test came back positive. The doctor was contacted, and blood tests were run to get a definitive answer. When those results came back positive, Missy ran to the gift shop and bought the patient flowers and a balloon. Missy waited for the doctor to come to tell the patient her results and sprang into the room with the gifts! It was the sweetest thing. She always brings a ray of sunshine to our department, but it really shows how much she cares when she performs acts of kindness like this for no reason. It is an honor to work with such a compassionate person, and our hospital and department are lucky to have her.