The DAISY Awards® for Nursing Ethics in Practice and Leadership, developed in collaboration with the American Nurses Association’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights, recognize nurse leaders and clinical nurses whose leadership, compassion and clinical practice demonstrate the importance of human values and ethics in nursing.

On behalf of The DAISY Foundation and the American Nurses Association’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights, we invite your organization to submit nominations for The ANA DAISY Award for Nursing Ethics in Practice and The ANA DAISY Award for Nursing Ethics in Leadership.

These two awards – one for a clinician and one for a nurse leader- will be presented during the National Nursing Ethics Conference.

General questions can be sent FaithThomas@DAISYFoundation.org

Criteria

The American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nurses and The DAISY Foundation’s focus on extraordinary compassionate care are the hallmarks of the criteria for this annual recognition. Award reviewers will be looking for how your nomination describes the nominees' commitment to compassion and the ethical standards as defined in teh Code of Ethics for Nurses (To review, visit: https://codeofethics.ana.org/)

	Nursing Ethics in Practice	Nursing Ethics in Leadership
	A clinician caring for recipients of nursing care	A nurse leader supporting professionals
Compassion Use all three in the story	● 1.1 Respect for Human Dignity ● 4.3 Ethical Awareness, Discernment, and Judgment ● 5.5 Human Flourishing	● 1.1 Respect for Human Dignity ● 4.3 Ethical Awareness, Discernment, and Judgment ● 5.5 Human Flourishing
Discuss part of the listed provision in the story	● Provision 2 The story can highlight the core provision or a single element discussed in 2.1-2.4	● Provision 6 The story can highlight the core provision or a single element discussed in 6.1-6.3

Please select one:

Nursing Ethics in Practice [Clinician caring for recipients of nursing care (i.e. a frontline, patient-facing nurse at the bedside or chairside, including advanced practice nurses)]

Nursing Ethics in Leadership [Nurse leader supporting other professionals (i.e a unit-based leader such as a clinical nurse specialist, charge nurse, educator, nurse manager, director or an organization leader such as chief nursing officer)]

Who is the Nominee?

First Name

Last Name

Credentials

Nursing Unit

Where Does This Nominee Work?

Name of Organization

What Type of Organization?

Street Address of Organization:

City

Country

State

Provinces

State/Province

Postal Code

Nomination

For blinding purposes, please only use “Nominee” in place of the name of the nominee in all of the information below. This award is highly competitive, so details that create compelling evidence of ethics will serve your Nominee well. (400 words limit)

Please share a specific story of how your Nominee demonstrated nursing ethics and the impact on those involved in alignment with their role (in practice or leadership). The story should amplify their compassion and highlight specific actions that align with Code of Ethics for Nurses provisions 1.1, 4.3, and 5.5. Include processes and outcomes related to the story.

● Nursing Ethics in Practice must include part of provision 2 in their story.

● Nursing Ethics in Leadership must include part of provision 6 in their story.

About The Direct Leader Who Endorses This Nomination

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

About The CNO Who Endorses This Nomination

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Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

Who Should We Contact About This Nominee Should We Have Questions?

First Name

Last Name

Credentials, if any

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Email Address

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Contact Information