Bonnie and Mark Barnes are the co-founders of The DAISY Foundation, an organization that recognizes the important role that nurses play in delivering thoughtful, compassionate care to patients. The Barnes created The DAISY Foundation to honor the memory of their son Patrick and the outstanding nurses who cared for him during his battle with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura [ITP], an autoimmune disorder.
Please click here to read more about the DAISY Award - Recognizing extraordinary nursese for excellence in patient flow and their commitment to timely, compassionate, well-coordinated patient care.
[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on TeleTracking's blog.]