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 2025 DAISY Awards for Nursing Ethics in Practice and Leadership.

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 any or all of the following:

Consistently demonstrates professional and ethical standards as defined in the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (To review, visit: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only)
Prioritizes ethical awareness and ethical decision making to address inequities and uphold ethical norms and values
Substantially contributes to a healthy and ethical practice environment through positive interactions, compassionate action, and leadership
With courage, promotes initiatives that advance ethical behavior within nursing and/or healthcare
Is accountable for professional decisions, actions, and consequences
Exemplifies respect for the inherent dignity and humanity of self and others by maintaining personal health, well-being, and integrity
Applies evidence (such as research or EBP) to ethical issues to inform decisions, guide priorities, and/or budget allocations
Protects human welfare and reduces health disparities of those providing and those receiving health care services

Are you nominating a clinician or a nurse leader?

Who is the Nominee?

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Where Does This Nominee Work?

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Please choose the one criterion that most closely matches where your Nominee demonstrated ethics:

Nomination

For blinding purposes, please only use “Nominee” in place of name

Please share the story of how your Nominee demonstrated the importance of human values and ethics in nursing. Please speak specifically to the criteria you selected above. This award is highly competitive, so details that create compelling evidence of ethics will serve your Nominee well (200-400 words).

Please describe the outcome of the Nominee’s ethical decision on patient/family; colleagues; and/or organization (200-400 words).

About The Direct Leader Who Endorses This Nomination

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About The CNO Who Endorses This Nomination

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

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