DAISY Award

Congratulations to

Angie Marin

We, the staff would like to nominate Mrs. Marin for her outstanding dedication to the practice of nursing. Mrs. Marin passionately researches the best practices for nursing and shares her knowledge with the staff and community. She motivates her staff to pursue professional development and is dedicated to guiding future nurse leaders. She is an advocate for children and their families, as well as a leader in providing family centered care. Mrs. Marin is a champion for Primary Nursing, as evidenced by bringing the founder of Primary Nursing, Marie Manthey to UC Davis Health System. She creates a culture among the nurses to be an advocate for pediatric patients and their families. Mrs. Marin's knowledge and dedication to family centered care has made her an asset to not only our unit, but the UC Davis Health System.

Mrs. Marin treats her staff with compassion, respect, and encourages them all to be the best nurses they can be. She motivates her staff to pursue professional development. Mrs. Marin provides resources and inspires the staff with her vision that we, as a team can achieve better outcomes for ourselves and our patients. She has an open- door policy and makes staff feel welcome into her office at any time. Mrs. Marin encourages her staff to be part of National Nursing Organizations and was instrumental in the creation of the Sacramento Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses. Her compassion for nursing is contagious!

Mrs. Marin has taken her enthusiasm for human kindness to the community. She has led the unit, and hospital in on-going community service activities such as, but not limited to, Foster Youth Emancipation Baskets, senior citizen tote bags, and Backpacks for Volunteers of America yearly school drive. Mrs. Marin is committed to allowing hospitalized children and families to participate in holidays. For example, each year a large Halloween celebration occurs, providing Halloween costumes and trick or treating for all children and family members. These activities assist in normalizing a child's hospital stay. Mrs. Marin inspires all to give of themselves.

About the DAISY Award

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognizes outstanding members of the nursing community and the very special work they do every day. It was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of the extraordinary nursing J. Patrick Barnes received when he was hospitalized. (DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system.) This nursing recognition award program offers patients, families, and professional colleagues a way to honor nurses for all they do. The DAISY awardees consistently demonstrate excellence through their clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care.