Brad Schreyer, BSN, RN, a Pavilion 9 staff nurse at Cooper University Hospital, was the DAISY Award winner for March 2024. Brad’s dedication to Cooper Nursing and the extraordinary care he provides to our Cooper patients earned him the following accolade.
“I had bypass surgery and was on the floor. I was two days post-op and went into A-fib with a HR of 140 for over 12 hours. During that time, Brad was diligent in keeping me safe and ensuring communication with the team on how to treat the issue. With each intervention he took the time to explain what was happening and why we were doing things. My wife is a nurse and understood everything, but I did not. He never assumed she would tell me the details he did. I had a 25 second heart rate pause and before we called for him, he was already in contact with the team. He was always thorough with his assessment of me because I was showing effects of having a heart rate so high for so long. I know you may say that he was just ‘doing his job’ which he was, but the way in which he provided his care made me feel that I was OK and would get through this hiccup in my post op recovery. He always treated my wife with kindness and respect with all her questions and suggestions. It is the little things in nursing care that make an impact on patients and families, and he demonstrated this his entire 12-hour shift with me never faltering. The next day he was not assigned to us but kept an eye out to make sure I was good. He worked hard to get that heart rate back to normal.”
