DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
About the DAISY Foundation
During Pat’s 8-week hospitalization, his family was awestruck by the care and compassion his nurses provided not only to Pat but to everyone in his family. So one of the goals they set in creating a Foundation is Pat’s memory was to recognize extraordinary nurses everywhere who make an enormous difference in the lives of so many people by the super-human work they do every day.
The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died of complications of the auto-immune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. (DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system.)
What is the DAISY Award?
The DAISY Award is an international program that awards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. The Madison County Health Care System is proud to be a DAISY Award partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor each year.
Honoree Recognition
Each DAISY Award honoree will be recognized at a public ceremony in his/her unit and will receive a certificate, a DAISY Award pin and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled “A Healer’s Touch.”
Criteria for Nomination
- The nominee must have a current Iowa Nurse License and practice direct patient care.
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
- Has worked a minimum of 2 years in the facility with at least 1 year as a Nurse.
- The nomination will include the following:
- Describe how your nominee has contributed to the delivery of quality patient care.
- How would you describe how this nominee demonstrates compassion to those served?
- Complete the nomination form by April 18, 2025
- Selection committee will include the CEO, CCO, CHRO, Nurse Manager, and past DAISY Award Winning Nurses.
Madison County Health Care System has established this award to yearly recognize one nurse from our facility. Nominations may be made by physicians, managers, peers, staff, or patients and their families throughout the year.
Daisy Award Nomination
Nominate a nurse that meets the eligible criteria for the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.