HURON Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) has announced Chandler Comes, RN, ADN, as the recipient of the DIASY of the Year Award.
This award is presented annually to one of the four recipients of DAISY of the Quarter, and the winner is selected by a committee composed of nurses and leaders.
Comes works as a nursing supervisor and ER nurse at HRMC.
Upon receiving the award, Comes shared, I am honored and humbled to have been selected. All the nurses nominated were absolutely phenomenal people, and also deserving of the DAISY. I work with some of the best nurses that Ive ever met, and I rely on them every day. Its definitely a team effort, and this team has become my family.
Other registered nurses nominated for the award included Chelsie Babl, LPN, Miah Francom, RN, BSN and Peyton McWethy, RN.
In the nomination of Chandler for the DAISY Award, one colleague wrote, Chandler is an outstanding, exceptional nurse! She goes above and beyondevery time youreworking with her. She is so caring when it comes to taking care of patients.
As evidenced in many DAISY Award nominations, being a nurse demands resilience, unwavering determination, and strength to face constant challenges. Comes reflected on what the profession means to her, As a nurse, I enjoy being able to make a difference and support those who need us. We see patients on some of their worst days and have the opportunity to brighten those days for them! As a supervisor, I appreciate being able to help departments when they are busy, find teaching opportunities, and continue to challenge myself! It has been a huge leadership opportunity for me.
For Comes, nursing has shaped her career and life as a whole.
Nursing has been such a rewarding and fulfilling career for me. Im thankfulfor the amazing people Ive met along the way. They have taught me so much and supported me throughout the process. Nursing has helped me grow and transform as a person, and Im grateful for the many doors and opportunities that it has opened.
Comes earned her LPN through Lake Area Technical College, her Associate Degree in Nursing at University of South Dakota, and is currently a nursing instructor at Southeast Technical College in Huron in addition to her role at HRMC. In her free time, Chandler enjoys hiking, baking/cooking, reading, exercising, traveling, watching sports and spending time with her cat, Minzi.
The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care that nurses provide every day. The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died at age 33 of complications from an auto-immune disease to honor his memory and thank nurses who provide exceptional compassion and kindness to patients.
Nominations may be submitted by staff, visitors, providers and patients, with forms available throughout the hospital and online at www.huronregional.org/recognition-awards. More information about the DAISY Award can be found online at www.DaisyFoundation.org.
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