Meet Our Daisy & BEE Award Winners

Robert was nominated by a colleague, who shared the following story in their nomination: “… While running charge as a Nurse, he still finds the time to spend hours with as many patients as possible every shift. I often work with him on the weekends and every weekend we will come in and by the end of a single shift, he knows the story, trials, and tribulations of each and every patient that he interacts with. Among the countless instances of this. I can remember him speaking to a specific patient who I can call "Tim" for the sake of this story. Tim had a very difficult time interacting with his peers in the milieu and sharing his interests with them. Tim really enjoyed "Dungeons & Dragons" the board game and would carry the 200-page game book around with him like a sort of tome. Seeing that Tim had difficulty getting his peers to interact, this nurse would spend hours on a daily basis ensuring that Tim felt as though he belonged and was able to give him a sense of confidence in his own interests. This allowed Tim to become more confident when interacting with his peers in the milieu and led to Tim being able to reap far more of the benefits of a therapeutic milieu. This is thank you in no small parts to his efforts to not only maintain the basic safety of his patients, but also foster an environment and milieu where patients can be reminded that they are far more than cases, but in fact human beings deserving of attention, care, and compassion.” 

LaTrelle’s commitment to going the extra mile for patients was celebrated in this nomination, written by a patient: “LaTrelle went above and beyond by finding me resources about self-love and self-worth. He also found resources to give to my family on how to treat a mental health patient that is newly discharged. I appreciate him greatly and I am glad he never got mad when I accidentally called him the wrong name.”