DAISY Award Winner: Dominique Yonke
Congratulations to the February 2025 DAISY Award winner, Dominique Yonke, Oncology RN/Cancer Treatment Center.
Dominique’s nomination read: “We had a patient call after hours with an issue with her chemotherapy pump that she wears home. The provider on call reached out to see what he should tell the patient to do. I reached out to several of the nurses that had worked that day to see if anyone was willing to call the patient and troubleshoot the pump issue. Dominique volunteered and called the patient.
She walked thru different troubleshooting ideas with the patient, but the pump was still beeping and not infusing. She offered to the patient to come back to the office and she would meet her at the office to look at it in person. Dominique came to the office at 7pm at night (long after her shift had ended) and met the patient and her husband and was able to fix the problem so the patient’s chemo would continue to infuse and would not delay finishing her treatment. Dominique is truly an amazing Oncology Nurse and a true asset to the Riverside Cancer Institute and to Riverside. She goes above and beyond for her patients and co-workers every day. This is just one example of the wonderful nurse that she is.”
