Tanisha Kipling, RN, BSN, was surprised as she started her dayshift on the Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) only to be greeted by her parents, husband, brother, sister and other nurses on the unit from the day and night shift in a celebration recognizing her as DAISY Award Honoree.

Kipling worked at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for one year as a unit assistant followed by six years as a registered nurse. She is the type of nurse who lets nothing stand in her way and is continually going the extra mile for the families of sick infants.

"There is never a day when she is grumpy or upset; she always has a calm and reassuring smile on her face that warms even a cold heart. Her compassion for the critically sick infants here in the NICCU exceeds, by far, any other nurse I have had the privilege of working with," described Robert Giesler in his nomination supporting Kipling. Robert also recalled a time where a parent pulled him aside and said that she is a hero.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles agrees that Kipling is a true hero and is deserving of the DAISY Award for her incredible work, knowledge, compassion and clinical skills. She is truly a great asset to the CHLA family.