Nurse of the Quarter and DAISY Award Winner: Kimberly Prescott
Kimberly Prescott, RN is the winner of the Nurse of the Quarter and DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence for Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
Kimberly Prescott, RN, of the Medical/Surgical Department at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center was named the Nurse of the Quarter and the DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence of the 1st Quarter of 2018. The awards are chosen from nominations from hospital staff, patients and family members that wish to recognize exceptional nurses each quarter.
“Kimberly is an excellent RN who provides exemplary service to her patients,” said Christy Moody, Director of Nursing. “She is compassionate, patient, and very knowledgeable. She treats her patients and their families as if they were her own – and Kimberly has been known to go out of her way to care for her patients.”
In her nomination form, Prescott was described as “a rainbow on a cloudy day” by a recent family member of a patient, and that she is “a professional and shows her love for the job – you can tell that she truly has nursing in her heart.”
Prescott began her medical career as a med tech/caregiver with the Kershaw County Board of Disabilities in Camden and worked as a CNA at Kershaw Health for six years. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Fortis College in Columbia. She has been an RN since September of 2016, and began working at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in November of 2016. She is the proud mother of a 12-year-old son, Jaylen.
Prescott’s inspiration to become a nurse came from the woman she admires most – her mother.
“My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer in 2007,” said Prescott. “Being a part of her journey with cancer is when I decided to be a nurse.”
Prescott was working at the Board of Disability at the time. “My mom’s cancer was a life or death situation,” she recalls. “It was that severe. Dr. Orville Dyce did her surgery; he took very good care of her, and here she is 11 years later a cancer survivor. When I was younger I thought I may get into physical therapy – but once I started taking care of people at the disability board, then helping my mom, I realized that nursing was my calling.”
She described her years working with people with multiple disabilities as a pivotal time in her life, as it taught her the compassion she has today. “It taught me patience, and to be open to many different situations. Every patient’s situation and circumstances are different. Every single patient is unique in their own way.”
Prescott decided to work at Carolina Pines because of her uncle, Philip Prescott.
“My uncle has been working here for 31 years and loves it – I decided that it was worth the drive to work somewhere that I loved, too, “Prescott said. “I like the fact that we are known by our name here – in bigger facilities, you are not recognized by name, and it’s hard to get to know everyone.”
What is The DAISY Award?
The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33, from complications of the auto-immune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP). During his eight-week hospital stay, his family was impressed by the care and compassion his nurses provided, not only to him but to everyone in the family. They created the DAISY Award in Pat’s memory to recognize those nurses who make a big difference in the lives of so many people.
DAISY Award honorees demonstrate excellence through their clinical expertise and compassionate care, and are recognized as role models in our nursing community. Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center is proud to be a DAISY Award partner. Learn more at: www.DAISYfoundation.org
To learn more about Carolina Pines, visit: www.cprmc.com