Mariners Hospital Oncology Unit Nurses at Mariners Hospital
May 2024
Mariners Hospital Oncology Unit Nurses
at Mariners Hospital
Oncology
Mariners Hospital
Tavernier
,
FL
United States
Zaneta Wylazlowska. MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Jaimie Eaves, BSN, RN
Denise Cone, MSN, RN, ONC
Leslie Turner, BSN, RN, ONC
Jennifer VanSant, RN, BSN, ONC, CMSRN
Rosie Sanchez, MSN, RN, CNRN
Jaimie Eaves, BSN, RN
Denise Cone, MSN, RN, ONC
Leslie Turner, BSN, RN, ONC
Jennifer VanSant, RN, BSN, ONC, CMSRN
Rosie Sanchez, MSN, RN, CNRN
There is a tradition in Oncology units that when a patient is done with treatment, they ring a bell in celebration. The Oncology unit at Mariners recently had a patient who was due to ring the bell at his last treatment. As with many oncology patients the staff and patients form a close bond and get to know each other well during their treatments. This patient mentioned to the staff that he had a jeep and had never been “ducked.”
For those that don’t know what jeep “ducking” is, here is a brief history:
"Duck, Duck, Jeep" first started in Ontario back in 2020 during COVID. All it took was for one Jeep owner to decide that she wanted to make another Jeep owner's day. So, she placed a yellow rubber duck, with a note, on the parked Jeep that she spotted. The intent was to bring a smile to a fellow Jeep owner and to spread a little cheer that people desperately needed during the pandemic. Since the recipient did, in fact, think it was funny, owner and her friends decided to continue with the idea. They began "ducking" other Jeeps and spread the word through Facebook and Instagram. The trend took off like wildfire, and now there are over 68,000 members in her Jeep ducking Facebook group. Now the trend has spread all throughout Canada, all 50 states, and even countries like Spain and Australia. It just shows how easy it is to get on board with a simple act of kindness! The purpose of ducking Jeeps continues to be a way of spreading kindness. You never know what someone might be going through, and a little yellow duck just has a way of bringing a smile to the face.
Upon hearing this from their patient, the nurses at the MH oncology unit hit the internet and ordered over a dozen “nurse ducks.” They signed their names on the ducks and wrote encouraging messages to the patient on them. On the last day of his treatment, when he was due to ring the bell, they produced a silly story and told him he had to ring the bell outside. Upon walking outside, the entire nursing team led him to his jeep that had been “ducked.” He rang a little bell outside by his “ducked” jeep, and everyone celebrated. The patient and staff cried with excitement.
It is these simple acts of kindness that make a difference in patients’ lives and exemplify what the DAISY Award is all about.
For those that don’t know what jeep “ducking” is, here is a brief history:
"Duck, Duck, Jeep" first started in Ontario back in 2020 during COVID. All it took was for one Jeep owner to decide that she wanted to make another Jeep owner's day. So, she placed a yellow rubber duck, with a note, on the parked Jeep that she spotted. The intent was to bring a smile to a fellow Jeep owner and to spread a little cheer that people desperately needed during the pandemic. Since the recipient did, in fact, think it was funny, owner and her friends decided to continue with the idea. They began "ducking" other Jeeps and spread the word through Facebook and Instagram. The trend took off like wildfire, and now there are over 68,000 members in her Jeep ducking Facebook group. Now the trend has spread all throughout Canada, all 50 states, and even countries like Spain and Australia. It just shows how easy it is to get on board with a simple act of kindness! The purpose of ducking Jeeps continues to be a way of spreading kindness. You never know what someone might be going through, and a little yellow duck just has a way of bringing a smile to the face.
Upon hearing this from their patient, the nurses at the MH oncology unit hit the internet and ordered over a dozen “nurse ducks.” They signed their names on the ducks and wrote encouraging messages to the patient on them. On the last day of his treatment, when he was due to ring the bell, they produced a silly story and told him he had to ring the bell outside. Upon walking outside, the entire nursing team led him to his jeep that had been “ducked.” He rang a little bell outside by his “ducked” jeep, and everyone celebrated. The patient and staff cried with excitement.
It is these simple acts of kindness that make a difference in patients’ lives and exemplify what the DAISY Award is all about.