The DAISY Foundation was established in 2000 by the Barnes family in
memory of their son, J. Patrick Barnes who died from complications of
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. It is
dedicated to funding research to help fight diseases of the immune
system and supporting ITP patients and their families. Having been
touched by the remarkable care, Clinical skills, and compassion
demonstrated by nurses during Patrick's illness, the Barnes family
made it their mission to recognize exceptional nurses around the
country.
What is the Daisy award?
- This international program includes more than 1,000 hospitals
across the globe.
- It is given quarterly to an outstanding
nurse from any of the different nursing regions: Med/Surg, ICU/IICU,
Procedural Areas, and Outpatients.
- The award is presented
in the award recipient's unit.
- All recipients throughout
the year will be recognized during Nurse Week.
- Recipient
will receive: framed certificate, DAISY Award signature lapel pin,
hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer's Touch, and a copy of
the nomination letter.
- The department of the recipient will
receive Cinnabon's cinnamon rolls, which were Patrick's favorite
during his illness.
How to nominate an extraordinary nurse:
- Patients, visitors, employees, or physicians may nominate a
deserving nurse.
- Fill out the online nomination form (available only to SHC
employees).
- Criteria/attributes for nominations should
include SHC Values:
Caring H.E.A.R.T.
Care
and Compassion, Honesty, Excellence in
Education or Research, Advocacy, Respect, and
Teamwork.
- Nomination is all year
long. Selection process takes place quarterly during the Nursing
Professional Growth and Development council meeting. Recipient will
be notified by the department's manager.
What is the selection process for the award?
- Only nominations with patient a story will go through the
final selection.
- The selection process is blind. Each final
nomination letter is coded for anonymity to prevent bias from the
selection committee members.
- Members of the Nursing
Professional Growth and Development Council will read all the final
nomination letters and grade them based on the presence of the SHC
Nursing Values and quality of the story.
- A scoring grid is
used to grade the nomination letters.
- Nominees with the
highest score are selected as award recipients.