ROME — Rome Health announced that Registered Nurse Megan Palczynski was awarded the Daisy Foundation Award for her care of a patient at Rome Health.

The award was presented to Palczynski last week where a small celebration was held with her fellow registered nurses and the administration of Rome Health.

During the celebration, a brief history of the award and foundation was read to everyone present.

Palczynski was given a bouquet of daisies, a Daisy Foundation certificate, a statute that symbolizes the relationship between a nurse and his or her patient, and everyone in attendance was given a cinnamon roll which is a tradition during these ceremonies.

Palczynski was nominated by a patient’s relative who saw the care and attention that Palczynski gave during the patients final days.

Part of the nomination read:

“This nurse has gone out of her way to make a truly awful experience of waiting for my mom to pass bearable. She honors my mother’s humanity by treating her with respect. She has gone out of her way to help us honor our dying mother’s wishes.

“On behalf of myself and my siblings there are no words to express how much her care has meant to us during this horrible time.”