Dawn Mahoney, RN, Pediatric Acute, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, was honored as the DAISY Award recipient for the month of December. 

Dawn was nominated by the parent of a patient, who wrote how Dawn’s knowledge, skills, experience and excellent care truly shows her dedication to her profession and the patients she cares for.

Dawn was described by the mother as “cool as a cucumber.” The mother noted that Dawn joked, teased, listened and talked while she worked. She let the patient and parents decide what they needed, all while being a positive dominating presence in the room.

The patient’s mom stated that when Dawn arrived at her daughter’s room, her daughter’s face would light up and said that her daughter “forgot her pain and tears, shifting her focus on what direction Dawn was providing.”

Mom goes on to say, “For nurse Dawn, her job seems to be just an extension of who she is: a person who enjoys serving children when they are the most confused, vulnerable and in pain.” And that when Dawn was working, “We knew we could relax as parents.”