Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses celebrates individual nurses who exceed the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, respect and partnership.

The DAISY Nurse Leader Award honors compassion in leadership, demonstrating extraordinary support for staff and fostering an environment of compassionate and skillful care for patients and their families.

The DAISY Award for Nurses Advancing Health Equity Award honors the contributions of nurses who apply evidence-based interventions and compassionate care to advance health outcomes for all members of our diverse community.

The DAISY Team Award recognizes collaboration by two or more people, led by a nurse, who go beyond the traditional role of nursing to meet the needs of patients, families or our community in ways that improve outcomes.

The DAISY Nurse Educator Award was created to honor every nurse educator for their inspirational influence on the Nurses of today and tomorrow.   Clinical educators, nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners, and preceptors ensure that students, new graduates, and nurses transitioning into specialty practice are competent and confident in their skills. 

The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes nurses who have devoted their life’s work to the compassionate care of others. Nominees demonstrate their dedication to nursing through active mentoring, role modeling, advocating for their patients and promoting the positive image of nursing.