Nurse Honored For Making A Special Difference In A Patient’s Life

(From Blanchard Valley Health System)

Please join us in congratulating Jessica Muchow, RN, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at Blanchard Valley Hospital, on being a June DAISY Award honoree!

A fellow Blanchard Valley Health System associate nominated Jessica after witnessing the simple acts of kindness that Jess took on behalf of a patient’s wife. After receiving difficult news regarding her husband’s cancer prognosis, Jessica recognized that she was struggling to process the information and needed support from a loved one. Jessica selflessly offered the wife her phone so she could call a trusted friend who could comfort her through this challenging situation and help her navigate the next steps.

Jessica was a pillar of support to this family throughout the patient’s stay in the ICU, and did it all while providing excellent care and precepting a new nurse. “Cancer is awful, but nurses like Jess make it more bearable,” wrote her nominator.

Thank you, Jessica, for exemplifying what it means to provide compassionate care to all. We are proud to have you as part of #TeamBVHS

Pictured (left to right): Jessica Salsbury, RN, ICU educator; Betsy Ditto, ICU manager; BJ Pasztor, chief nursing officer and chief operations officer of acute care services; Jessica Muchow, RN; Jessica Moore, RN, director of inpatient nursing.