What a perfect last name for this DAISY honoree scholar, as in Josh Scholar. He continuously does research on the best evidence-based practices and shares them with the CICU staff. And he is a strong patient advocate. But that's not the main reason for his nomination. It was because of the special bond Josh developed with an elderly patient who has been in CICU for months.

His nominator watched "as Josh went above and beyond patient care. The patient's family lived out of town and visits were infrequent. Josh took up the slack, playing cards with her every night. He made a cake to celebrate her birthday. And then came the ultimate surprise one night when Josh put the patient in a stretcher chair and took her for a stroll through the hospital - ventilator and all! Josh is such an inspiration to his colleagues and a role model in his nursing duties."