The DAISY Award is an international recognition program started in memory of a patient whose family experienced first-hand the difference his nurses made in his care through their clinical expertise and compassionate care. The family created the DAISY award so patients, families and staff everywhere could express their gratitude and honor the special nurses who […]
More Than a Job: Jared Crum relishes working as a night shift nurse
Jared Crum was only in his second year of nursing school when a clinical shadowing experience he did at Akron Children’s helped cement the kind of nursing care he wanted to pursue. “As a result of that experience in the hospital’s burn center, I became very interested in wound care and knew that I wanted […]
Home is where the heart is: private duty nurses describe special bond with patient
As private duty nurses, Mindy Kring and Diana McNulty develop special bonds with their patients – some of whom they’ve taken care of for multiple years, like 10-year-old Reid. For most of his life, Reid’s parents have relied on private duty home care nurses to help them care for their son who has Emanuel Syndrome, […]
Deena Barber has a “heart” for nursing
Deena Barber, nurse program coordinator for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) program, has seen a lot of change in her 36 years as a nurse at Akron Children’s. But one thing that hasn’t changed in all that time is how she treats her patients. “My most important responsibility is to alleviate fear,” she said. […]
Beyond the Bedside: School Health nurse Heather Edwards cares for kids in Woodridge schools
At Akron Children’s, our compassionate and skilled nursing team is what makes us special. In this continuing blog series, we introduce you to the nurses who make a difference every day in the lives of kids. Heather Edwards works as the district nurse for Woodridge Local Schools. As part of Akron Children’s school-based health services […]
Teddy Pavlantos selected as emerging nurse leader by Ohio nursing organization
As a member of the first cohort of the Rising Nurse Leader Academy at Akron Children’s, Teddy Pavlantos was selected as an emerging nurse leader by the Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership at its fall 2022 conference. “It was an honor to be chosen and learn from chief nursing officers from around the state about what […]