GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced that nurse Kimberly Nicandri — an LPN from its Lifecare Medical Associates unit who is currently working on the Step-Down Unit at Geneva General Hospital — was recently honored with “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.” A grateful husband of a patient nominated Nicandri for the Daisy […]
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced that nurse Kimberly Nicandri — an LPN from its Lifecare Medical Associates unit who is currently working on the Step-Down Unit at Geneva General Hospital — was recently honored with “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.”
A grateful husband of a patient nominated Nicandri for the Daisy Award.
“Kim is like a guardian angel in my opinion. Sometimes nurses can be stressed out or under a lot of pressure due to there being a lot of work in hospitals and patients, but Kim showed me nothing but extreme kindness. She also went out of her way to make my wife, who is sick, feel better. She was always upbeat and positive. My wife and I have been in the hospital for almost a week and have met quite a few different nurses and doctors. She embodies what a ‘good’ nurse should be. She is phenomenal at her job and any patients that meet Kim will be extremely lucky in my opinion,” the husband wrote in the nomination.
Established by The DAISY Foundation — a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family — this award recognizes nurses who have had a profound impact in the lives of their patients and patient families. Barnes died at age 33 in 1999 from complications from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The care Barnes received from the nurses at his bedside inspired this award.