Nurse of the 4th Quarter 2019

This individual in a super compassionate nurse that truly cares about her patients. She is empathetic to the patient’s situation and works to help ensure their needs are met. Her work ethic in general is admirable. She truly loves the nursing profession and this is expressed by her passion for patient care. The nurses in this area care for patients that require a multitude of skills and abilities.

Her commitment to the community does not stop with her work as a nurse. Outside of work she is an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville where she sings in the choir and is a member of their hand bell choir. She is the President of the Darlington County Master Gardner Association, a volunteer with the Hartsville Soup Kitchen, board member of the Darlington County Clemson Extension Board and is a Certified Citizen Scientist for Clemson University and the Adopt-A –Stream Program. This nurse lives in Hartsville with her husband Jim. They have 2 grown sons, Christopher and Tucker. As a family they make several hiking trips annually to locations across the United States.

This nurse attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1985. This nurse began her career in the NICU at the University of Virginia’s Children’s Hospital. Since that time she has served as a NICU, PICU and Transport nurse across several states. She began her nursing career at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center as a PRN/Pool staff nurse and Certified Lactation Consultant in Pediatrics in October of 2001.  She currently works in the Obstetrics department.

In addition to her duties as a staff nurse for the Obstetrics department, this nurse teaches a segment of the Childbirth Class ever month, performs inpatient and Outpatient lactation visits, makes numerous follow up phone call to nursing m moms, provides annual required breastfeeding education for staff, and is largely responsible for the Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate for Carolina Pines increasing from 12% in 2015 to 26% in 2019.  She is a member of the International Lactation Consultants Association and the SC Breastfeeding Coalition. 

This nurse was nominated by a patient. This patient noted that this nurse demonstrated the PETALS principles of Passion/Compassion, Empathy, Teamwork, Admirable attributes, Love for the Nursing profession and Selflessness. She was so helpful for this new family of three the first day they met her. This nurse went above and beyond her duties by giving this patient her number to contact her with any questions they had about newborns and breast feeding. She was readily available to talk/text with any questions. Words could never express how much this patient’s spouse appreciated the extraordinary concern, care and performance this nurse gave to his wife while she and their newborn son were hospitalized. It was very obvious to them that this nurse truly cares for her patients. They felt blessed to have her with them. This nurse deserves The Daisy Award because she is an excellent nurse.  She is very knowledgeable in her field, but is one who also shows a love for the patients that is truly above and beyond. The qualities that this nurse expressed are ones that every nurse should strive for!

We are pleased to honor Holly Prescott as our Nurse for the 4th Quarter of 2019 and the winner of The Daisy Award.

Congratulations!