VA registered nurse receives honor
Butler VA Healthcare System registered nurse Jerry Dunn has been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, which is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the efforts nurses perform every day.
The nomination submitted to the DAISY Foundation on behalf of Dunn read “I was new to the VA early this year with my father … Jerry, from day one, was kind, compassionate, and understanding. He always shows empathy and trust …. He has the ability to calm me and make me laugh. I truly know he loves his job and the people he takes care of… I thank God every day for Jerry. Without him, I would be lost!”
As a not-for-profit foundation, DAISY — which stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System — was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little known but not uncommon autoimmune disease.
