The DAISY Award at UMC

The DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 of ITP, an auto-immune disease. The Barnes Family was awestruck by the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, so they created this national award to say thank you to nurses everywhere.

What is DAISY?

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses honors the compassion and care bedside nurses offer their patients every day.

UMC is proud to partner with the DAISY Foundation to honor our nursing staff with this award. For more information on the DAISY Award and the DAISY Foundation, you can visit their website.

You can nominate a nurse for a DAISY Award below.

Criteria for DAISY Nominee:

Models empathy and demonstrates a caring attitude in all situations.
Goes above and beyond routine patient care.
Exemplifies the mission and values of UMC
Collaborates well with all members of the health care team to meet the needs of patients and their families.
Acts as a role model to nursing profession as demonstrated by compassion, flexibility and leadership.

Daisy Nominee

Nominee Information

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This nurse’s clinical skill and especially her/his compassionate care exemplify the kind of nurse that our patients, their families, and our staff recognize as an outstanding role model. She/he consistently meets all of the criteria mentioned before.

Please describe a situation involving the nurse you are nominating that clearly demonstrates he/she meets the criteria for The DAISY Award:(Required)

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Thank you for taking the time to nominate an extraordinary nurse for this award. Please tell us about yourself, so that we may include you in the celebration of this award should the nurse you nominated be chosen.

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Patient

Patients’ Family Member

Third Medical Provider Choice

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