Dublin VA nurses honored with DAISY Award
Jacqueline Lamar and Mykhandria Curry were nominated by veterans for the care they provided at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two nurses at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin have received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
The medical center announced licensed practical nurse Jacqueline Lamar and registered nurse Mykhandria Curry as recipients of the award.
The DAISY Award recognizes nurses for skillful and compassionate care provided to patients and families.
According to the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, both nurses were nominated by veterans for the care they provided.
“When I started as a Nurse what has been in my heart has always been to treat people like family,” Lamar said. “Treat people just as I would want my mother, sister, husband, children, or any kin to be treated. This award has validated what the call has been throughout my career. To treat people with kindness, dignity, listen and not be so quick to judge. To take care of the whole person and not just the symptoms. To understand that love truly does heal. I am truly honored by this and feel very thankful to have been chosen by the very ones that we take care of daily. It is an honor to serve!”
Dublin VA Executive Director Chandra Miller said Lamar and Curry reflect the professionalism of VA nurses.
“It takes a team to care for America’s heroes, but when you look at healthcare from a high-level, it’s almost always a nurse who makes the difference in a patient’s perception of quality care,” Miller said. “I am a nurse by trade, so I certainly have a soft spot for nurses and admire them and what they do. Ms. Lamar’s and Ms. Curry’s commitment to nursing excellence honors nurses everywhere and we’re proud to have them on our team!”
The DAISY Award is named in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died in 1999 from complications of the autoimmune disease idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
The DAISY Foundation was created by Barnes’ family to recognize nursing care after the care Barnes received during his final illness.
