Presented on 14 February 2006 to
Dianne S. Davis, RN, MSN
The lamp, a symbol of nursing since Florence Nightingale, serves as a perfect metaphor for the work of nursing patients with Alzheimer's. The disease is a kind of darkness, transforming once familiar surroundings into something unknowable and frightening. Good nursing can be a light for patients and families. It can build on strengths and provide strategies to cope with loss. It can help patients and families navigate through the darkness together.
When the American Red Cross named Dianne Davis a Hero of New Haven County in 2004, they only confirmed what families in the Yale-New Haven Hospital Adler Geriatric Assessment Center had long known. She is selfless in her commitment to the patients and families she sees as a case manager. She is also dedicated to families she will never meet, as shown through her work with the Alzheimer's Association of South Central Connecticut, where she is a Hall of Fame honoree, and with Memory Walk, a highly successful fundraiser in which she takes a leadership role. Through her writings, she has shared her expertise with many nurses, particularly in the area of advanced practice. A volunteer with the homeless at Columbus House and a leader in her faith community, her caring nature shines in all facets of her life.
For giving freely of her skills and herself as a clinician and an advocate, the Yale School of Nursing is proud to present the Excellence in Caring in Chronic Illness Award to Dianne Schilke Davis.
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