The SONSIEL-DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Innovation
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The SONSIEL-DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Innovation.
Innovating Today, Leading Tomorrow: Empowering Nurse Innovators Globally
SONSIEL and The DAISY Foundation™ Announce Inaugural Awards for Nursing Leadership in Innovation, sponsored by:
SONSIEL and The DAISY Foundation are proud to announce the launch of two prestigious awards recognizing nurses who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation in healthcare:
The SONSIEL DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Innovation
The SONSIEL DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Innovation
About The DAISY Foundation
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from Nurses while he was ill inspired the creation of The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, an evidenced-based means of providing Nurse recognition and thanking Nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in nearly 7,000 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with recognition programs that honor and celebrate Nurses, Nurse-led Teams and Nurse Leaders, in whatever role they serve, throughout their careers from Nursing Student through Lifetime Achievement and through the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects and Medical Mission Grants. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org.
About the Awards
The DAISY Award is an international recognition program started in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Pat’s family experienced first-hand the difference his nurses made in his care through clinical excellence and outstanding compassionate care. The family created The DAISY Award to express gratitude to nurses and to enable other patients, families, and staff to thank and honor their special nurses.
Please visit DAISYFoundation.org to learn more about Pat's story and how The DAISY Award recognizes Extraordinary Nurses.
The SONSIEL DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Innovation Criteria:
• Consistently demonstrates professionalism and promotes a culture of innovation
• Consistently leads company and/or innovation initiative to foster compassionate care, prioritizing the human connection and elevating the wellbeing of the individuals or communities served
• Prioritizes a pathway(s) to solicit challenges and solutions from front-line and interdisciplinary staff and/or secure funding sources (ie. via competitions, mentorship, methodology and resources)
• Substantially contributes to a psychologically safe workplace culture that welcomes an innovative practice environment through positive interactions and collaboration, compassionate action, and leadership
• With courage, promotes sustainable initiatives that advance nursing and/or healthcare innovation and removes barriers that prohibit an innovative mindset
• Identify and celebrate nurses who drive change in innovation
• Is accountable for professional decisions, actions, and consequences
• Exemplifies respect for themself and others by championing an environment of well-being, compassion, equity, and integrity
The SONSIEL DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Innovation Criteria:
• Consistently demonstrates professionalism and expresses a curiosity to do things differently
• Serves company and/or innovation initiative to further foster compassionate care, prioritizing the human connection and elevating the wellbeing of the individuals or communities served
• With courage, expresses to leadership challenges and solutions that can positively impact the workforce and work environment
• Actively participates and champions colleagues to participate in innovation spaces, ie. attend innovation events, conferences, initiatives, or hackathons
• Fosters positive interactions and collaboration with colleagues and other stakeholders
• With courage, promotes initiatives that advance nursing and/or healthcare innovation
• Exemplifies respect for themself and others by championing an environment of well-being, compassion, equity, and integrity
Nominations close on January 31, 2025. Awardees will be notified by February 14, 2025 and celebrated during our THInC - The Healthcare Innovation Conference in Philadelphia, April 24-26. Travel, accommodations, and registration to THInC will be provided.