Congratulations to Taylor Gaudette, Daisy Award Recipient for Extraordinary Nurses

Recently the team on 8A at the QEII Health Sciences Centre hosted their second Daisy Award Celebration. Taylor Gaudette RN was awarded with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. She was presented the award with the patient who nominated her, her family, her peers, and a representative from cancer care program all in attendance.

Here is the patient’s nomination below. It is just one example of why Taylor Gaudette is being awarded the ‘DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses’.

“It has likely been said time and time again that the nurses and the entire staff on 8A are nothing short of amazing. They all deserve credit for coming to work with positive attitudes and so much compassion in their hearts. As a newly diagnosed cancer patient I have spent several weeks on the floor. My last stay resulted from a fever between treatments. Our stay also included a day that fell on my husband’s birthday. I asked Taylor if they had any old decorations around so I could surprise him the next morning. She wasn’t able to find any on the floor. She was so excited the next day when she brought in a Birthday banner, ribbon, cups and napkins. And to my surprise a piece of cake. My husband was, to say the very least, surprised and flattered that she went out of her way to make this day special for both of us. This will be a celebration that we will remember dearly. Thank you, Taylor,e for sprinkling some of your kindness in our lives. Forever Grateful!” 

About the Daisy Award

“The Daisy Foundation’s DAISY Award is a recognition program to celebrate and recognize nurses by collecting nominations from patients, families, and co-workers. It is run by our partners as a way to thank nurses for the care and kindness they provide.” https://www.daisyfoundation.org

Photo of Terra Thibault, Director of Cancer Care Operations Central Zone, Taylor Gaudette, RN and DAISY Award Recipient, and Dr. Sudeep Shivakumar, Hematologist and Department Head