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Alumnus Dante DiCesare ’23, a Registered Nurse at Arnot Health, is early in his career and already earning recognition for the compassionate care he provides to patients. DiCesare recently received the DAISY Award, a prestigious award given to nurses around the world to honor their daily contributions.
The DAISY Foundation was developed in 1999 to honor the memory of Patrick Barnes and the care he and his family received after his diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia, an autoimmune disease. The Foundation partners with hospitals, including Arnot Health, which awards the honor to 12 nurses each year.
DiCesare tends to patients in the medical-surgical telemetry unit for patients recovering from a serious condition. Many of the patients require constant monitoring and, while DiCesare feels he still has much to learn, earning the award validated that his efforts are worthwhile.
“I definitely care but I have a lot of questions and I want to get good at providing the best bedside care,” he shared. “Earning the award was like, ‘You’re doing ok.” Even though, as a new nurse, I feel like I’m struggling, it is rewarding that people remember their nurse and that they got exceptional care.”
DiCesare credits the people around him who have helped him along the way, including his Elmira College professors, particularly Dr. Susan Gustafson, Associate Professor of Nurse Education, who was among the people to nominate him. He also was grateful to his wife, a fellow nurse and EC alumnus, Kathleen McAlinn DiCesare ’19, and the team he works with at Arnot Health.
“I'm thankful for those who have answered my questions and have taken the time to show me how a graduate nurse transitions into the role at the hospital,” he said.
Recipients of the award aren’t notified in advance, so DiCesare was caught by surprise on the day of the award presentation. He was a little confused when he walked into work and saw a group of people in the white coats worn by doctors and a cart with cinnamon rolls. The cinnamon rolls are a standard part of the Daisy Foundation award presentation, but DiCesare didn’t know that at the time, and the people in “white coats” were his supporters.
“As the announcer read out details about the recipient, I heard “he” and “him.” I thought. I’m the only man on the ward, it must be me!”
Each award recipient receives a hand-carved stone sculpture from an artist in Zimbabwe called a “Healer’s Touch.” DiCesare’s sculpture was carved by Kundi and it represents the relationship between a healer and the person in their care. DiCesare is delighted with the reminder to “never give up.”
