By Francis Neil G. Jalando-on
Centralian Excellence – Rene Aventura is a testimony of the CPU brand of competitive nursing training.
Rene Aventura of CPU College of Nursing Class 1996 received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses last February 19, 2019 at the Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park Medical Center, California, USA. Rene is a nurse assigned in the Step Down Unit of the medical center. This unit provides intermediate care or a transitional care unit between the Intensive Care Unit and the medical/surgical floor.
Rene was nominated by Dr. Vincenza D. Sorrells, Area Medical Director of Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Group, whose father in law was his patient. The physician’s recommendation said, “There was one individual that stood apart as going above and beyond in his level of extraordinary care and compassion to Walter, his patient, but also to Walter’s family. Rene is that individual.” The letter also mentioned how the family looked up to Rene: “It was absolutely our honor to be cared for by Rene who is not only a hero to us, but an American hero who has served at least 4 tours of duty as an Army RN.” As proof of the Rene’s compassionate care, he even presented his patient, who is a fellow war veteran, an American flag that had flown in the skies over Iraq during combat missions to defeat ISIS.
The CPU College of Nursing is proud that one of its graduates continues to uphold the mission of the University to produce exemplary and excellent nurses who live out their Christian faith wherever they are. In an interview with the Centralian Link, Rene said, “CPU has instilled to me the Christian values link integrity. I always try to do the right thing even if no one is looking.” Rene Aventura is already a four-time Daisy Awardee.
The Daisy Award was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who received skillful and compassionate care from his nurses during his hospitalization. Its objective is to honor extraordinary nurses. According to the Daisy Foundation (https://www.daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award), the award started in 1999 and as of today there are over 3,400 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing in all 50 states of the USA and 20 other countries who are committed to honoring nurses with The Daisy Award. In order to receive the award, the “nurses are nominated by anyone in the organization—patients, family members, other nurses, physicians, other clinicians and staff—anyone who experiences or observes extraordinary compassionate care being provided by a nurse.”