Raein selected faculty DAISY award winner

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  • Central Texas College nursing professor Dean Raein (center) was chosen this year’s faculty DAISY award winner based on nominations from students in the Associate Degree in Nursing program. Raein received a certificate and the hand-carved sculpture award from co-workers Lori Forsyth (left), professor and assistant department chair – Department of Health Sciences, and Susan Ramnarine-Singh, professor and director - Nursing Programs.
    Central Texas College nursing professor Dean Raein (center) was chosen this year’s faculty DAISY award winner based on nominations from students in the Associate Degree in Nursing program. Raein received a certificate and the hand-carved sculpture award from co-workers Lori Forsyth (left), professor and assistant department chair – Department of Health Sciences, and Susan Ramnarine-Singh, professor and director - Nursing Programs.
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The Central Texas College (CTC) Health Sciences department recently announced Dean Raein, professor in the Associate Degree in Nursing program, as the winner of this year’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. Raein, CTC’s clinical instructor at Seton Medical Center, guides students through medical-surgery experiences. He serves as a mentor guiding students through nursing education and processes, patient assessment and helps students learn to meet the physiological and psychosocial aspects of patient care.

Based on nominations from students and peers, the DAISY award is presented to nursing instructors whose expertise and excellence are demonstrated in their role as teachers. One such nomination read, “He (Raein) is encouraging and truly wants his students to succeed for the safety and best care of the patients. He frequently attaches current nursing situations to his own personal experiences in nursing, which fosters critical thinking by giving us varying potential pathways for the progression of our patients. I would consider myself lucky if I could continue under his tutelage.”

Raein was also praised for being an inspirational role model. Another nomination read, “Professor Raein is not only an inspirational role model, but also incredible mentor. He goes above and beyond inpatient care, patient education and teaching student nurses what it’s like to be a well-rounded, educated nurse.”

CTC is one of a handful of colleges and universities participating in the DAISY program. The faculty award was created by the DAISY Foundation in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and modeled after the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, a hand-carved serpentine stone sculpture entitled “A Healer’s Touch,” was created by the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe, Africa to symbolize the tribe’s custom of revering traditional healers. It provides a national recognition program for colleges and schools of nursing to demonstrate appreciation to teachers for the contributions they make to the future of nursing and to honor academic leaders responsible for preparing the nation's nursing workforce.