Michele Brock Receives Crestwood Medical Center’s Nursing Excellence Award
12/21/2022
Huntsville, AL – Crestwood Medical Center recently announced that Michele Brock, RN, has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award.
This peer-nominated award, given in recognition of the critical role nurses play in treating our patients, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence.
Brock was chosen from among nominations across the organization for her outstanding care of patients in our Intensive Care Units. She is viewed as an expert in clinical care and is often the go-to person for leaders, staff, and ancillary personnel. Brock has a very quiet charisma and her nursing intelligence is superb. As a co-worker, her attention to detail and her ability to educate and mentor others is very much appreciated across the organization. Her compassion for patients and their families has been recognized by many including a co-worker’s relative who was in the SICU suffering from stage 4 cancer. Over the course of a week, the patient slowly declined. Michele went above and beyond for the family by answering questions and making sure they had all the information they needed to make very difficult decisions. Brock made sure to introduce them to on-coming shifts and follow-up with the family on her day off. When the family had to make the very hard decision to end life-saving measures, she was instrumental in helping them come to terms with the decision by quietly being present, anticipating needs, and allowing them to grieve and guiding them to the next steps. Brock is a strong, compassionate nurse who takes the time every day to build relationships with patients and family members during the most difficult times of their lives.
Brock is a mentor to all new nurses. Crestwood Chief Quality Officer, Lisa Edwards, comments, “Michelle exhibits everything you envision having whenever you think about a nurse preceptor. She shows compassion and steady-guidance in all of her day-to-day interactions with coworkers and those she has taken under her wing. She is dedicated in shaping and mentoring the next generation of nurses. She genuinely loves what she does and it shows through her enthusiasm to educate others, especially in regards to best practice care and providing no-harm care.”
“Crestwood is fortunate to have many outstanding nurses like Michele Brock among its ranks. Nurses who deliver exemplary care, compassion and service, who understand the importance of teamwork and mentoring others, who can lead in times of crises, and who are true champions of promoting healthcare in our community,” said Matthew Banks, Chief Executive Officer of Crestwood Medical Center. “With an ongoing focus this year on the selfless efforts of healthcare professionals like Michele, we are pleased to acknowledge the important contributions our nursing professionals provide to our community.”
Brock joined Crestwood in 2013 and has served as a staff nurse, charge nurse, and clinical manager of Intensive Care.
In addition to receiving the Nursing Excellence Award itself, Brock received a cash prize and a copy of “Shining the Light on All the Right”, by Mark and Bonnie Barnes, co-founders of the DAISY Foundation, an international movement created to recognize and express gratitude for extraordinary nursing.
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