DAISY Award
Congratulations to Rebecca Muha
Rebecca Muha, RN
Davis 14 Orthopedics/Trauma Unit
Rebecca Muha is a Davis 14 nurse that goes above and beyond to deliver excellent and compassionate patient care. This is exemplified by the supportive care that she provided to one of her young, paraplegic patients. There was a particular paraplegic patient who had stayed with us for approximately half a year. The patient had many medical problems which was further complicated by his complex psychosocial family dynamic, depression, and often times refusal for care/ treatment, and refusal to eat. Throughout this time, Rebecca developed a positive nurse-patient rapport with this patient and always requested to take care of this patient when she was on. Rebecca occasionally came in on her days off to visit and take him outside in his wheelchair to get fresh air. She encouraged him to increase his nutrition intake for healing, and sometimes even brought him his favorite food while on her way to work. She listened to him when he expressed interest in getting a degree. Rebecca brought him GED books and helped him research college scholarships. She was one of his biggest cheerleaders to help him get his life back on track. Rebecca truly models what primary nursing is all about. Rebecca is well-deserving of the DAISY award.
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.